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Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Quarterly Bulletin: January-March 2023

29 May 2023

The National Statistical Office of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, initiated the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in April 2017. The survey provides estimates for indicators such as the labour force participation rate (LFPR), the worker population ratio (WPR), and includes data on the employment status of workers and the sector (agriculture, secondary or tertiary) they work in. It also supplies data on the unemployment rate (UR) in the country. Data is calculated as per the current weekly status (CWS), that is, “on the basis of a reference period of last seven days preceding the date of survey.” The results of the survey are released in the form of quarterly bulletins, each covering three months of the survey year.This quarterly bulletin – covering the period of January to March 2023 – is the eighteenth publication in the PLFS series. The data collection for this bulletin concluded in March 2023. The survey for this quarter covered 172,089 individuals from 44,982 households in 5,726 urban frame survey (UFS) blocks across the country. The sample included 87,422 men and 84,663 women. Additionally, the report provides data from the four preceding quarters: October-December 2022, July-September 2022, April-June 2022 and January-March 2022.The 63-page document contains three sections: Introduction (Section 1); Key Findings (Section 2); and Sample Size (Section 3).

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National Statistical Office, Ministry Of Statistics And Programme Implementation, Government Of India, New Delhi

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