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The government on Thursday said that unemployment rate (UR) in April is 5.1 per cent. This is the first monthly data, so no comparisons are available. Also, there is some change in the methodology.
The report for calendar year 2024 recorded unemployment rate at 4.9 per cent.
“The male UR was a touch higher at 5.2 per cent compared to the female UR of 5 per cent at the country level,” a Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), prepared by National Statistics Office, said. The data is based on a survey among over 89,000 households and over 3.8 lakh persons.
The estimates of unemployed in CWS (Current Weekly Status) give an average picture of unemployment in a short period of seven days during the survey period. A person was considered as unemployed in a week if he/she did not work even for one hour on any day during the reference week, but sought or was available for work at least for one hour on any day during the week.
The report said that UR among rural men aged 15 years and above was 4.9 per cent during April. For rural women of the same age-group, UR was found to be 3.9 per cent. In urban areas, UR among women of age 15 years and above was 8.7 per cent compared with 5.8 per cent observed for men of the same age-group in urban areas.
Labour force data
According to the report, Labour Force Participation Ratio (LFPR) among rural men of age 15 years and above was 79 per cent and it was 38.2 per cent for women. In urban areas, LFPR among women of age 15 years and above was 25.7 per cent compared with 75.3 per cent observed for men of the same age-group in urban areas.
Labour force refers to the part of the population which supplies or offers to supply labour for pursuing economic activities for the production of goods and services and therefore, includes both ‘employed’ and ‘unemployed’ persons. Labour force, according to CWS, is the number of persons either employed or unemployed on an average in a week of seven days preceding the date of survey.
Worker Population Ratio (WPR) among rural men and women of age 15 years and above was 75.1 per cent and 36.8 per cent respectively. In urban areas, WPR among men and women of similar age-group was 71 per cent and 23.5 per cent respectively. The workforce measured in CWS gives the average picture of the workforce in a short period of one week during the survey period. The estimate of workforce in the CWS provides the number of persons who worked for at least one hour on any day during the seven days preceding the date of survey.
Clarifying that April data is un-comparable, the survey report said that as part of revamping of the sample design, the monthly rotational panel scheme has been implemented for both rural and urban areas, wherein each selected household is visited four times in four consecutive months – one with first visit schedule and other three with the revisit schedule in the following three months. At the same time, the number of households to be surveyed within a selected FSU (First stage Units ) has been increased from eight to 12 households.
Published on May 15, 2025
This article first appeared on The Hindu Business Line
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