Periodic Labour Force Survey Explains Key Labour Indicators: LFPR, WPR and Unemployment Rate

The Monthly Bulletin for December, 2025 of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) shows an upward trend in the Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for persons aged 15 years and above. PLFS is conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), and presents all-India estimates of key labour market indicators using the Current Weekly Status (CWS) approach.

Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS):

Dimension	Key Details
Conducting authority	National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
Outputs	Estimates of Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Worker Population Ratio (WPR), and Unemployment Rate (UR)
Coverage level	Applies to all-India level estimates
Methodological approach	Governed by Current Weekly Status (CWS) approach
CWS definition	Activity status based on reference period of last 7 days preceding survey date
LFPR definition	Percentage of persons in labour force (working, seeking work, or available for work) in population
WPR definition	Percentage of employed persons
UR definition	Percentage of persons unemployed among persons in labour force