Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Quarterly Bulletin: April-June 2021

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 in urban areas 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 April to June 2021 – is the eleventh publication in the PLFS series. The data collection on the field for this report concluded in September 2021. The survey for this quarter covered 170,187 people from 43,892 households across 5,619 urban frame survey (UFS) blocks. The sample included 86,580 men and 83,568 women...