Govt revamps employment survey, extends quarterly data to rural India for the first time
Synopsis The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will enhance labour force data dissemination by publishing the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) monthly, starting with the April 2025 bulletin in May 2025. Furthermore, quarterly survey results will extend to rural areas, providing comprehensive employment-unemployment indicators for the entire country, with the first bulletin expected in August 2025. Announcing changes to the Periodic Labour Force Survey, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will increase its publication of labour force data, including quarterly employment estimates to rural areas for the first time.
ADVERTISEMENT The first monthly bulletin for April is scheduled for release in May, the ministry said, adding that the quarterly results of the survey will be published for rural, urban, and combined areas.
The revamped PLFS sample design from January 2025 will result in the following:
Availability of monthly estimates of key labour market indicators at the country level:
The revamped PLFS sample design will enable generation of the monthly estimates of key labour market indicators viz. Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and Unemployment Rate (UR) at the all-India level following the Current Weekly Status (CWS) approach. The monthly estimates will help in timely policy interventions. The first monthly bulletin of PLFS for the month April, 2025 is scheduled to be released in May, 2025.
Extending quarterly estimates to rural areas: At present PLFS provides quarterly labour market indicators for the urban areas only. With the updation in the PLFS sample design quarterly estimates of employment unemployment indicators will be available for both rural and urban areas and hence for the entire country. The first quarterly bulletin of PLFS covering both rural and urban areas for the quarter April-June, 2025 is slated to be released in August 2025.
Moving to the approach of calendar year reporting:
From the year 2025, the annual PLFS results will be brought out based on the calendar year i.e. survey period of January – December of a specific year (e.g. January 2025 – December 2025). This change in disseminating the PLFS annual results and unit level data will facilitate comprehensive analysis of labour market performance through review of key employment unemployment indicators and also assist in timely updation of India's labour market statistics in the databases maintained by the international agencies.
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