Periodic Labour Force Survey
Latest Periodic Labour Force Survey Figures
India’s urban unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2023 reached a historic low of 6.8%, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. This is a significant decrease from the previous quarter’s rate of 7.2%. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)- Annual Report
Annual report of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) was recently released by the government, for the period of July 2020 to June 2021. Key Findings of the report As per report, unemployment rate or proportion of persons in labour force ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Periodic Labour Force Survey- Update
In the period of October-December 2021, the unemployment rate for all those aged 15 years and above in the country’s urban areas slipped from 10.3 per cent that was recorded in the same quarter a year ago to 8.7 per ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
NSO Periodic Labour Force Survey – December 2021
The National Statistical Office recently released its findings of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). This is a Quarterly bulletin and is tenth is the series. This is for January to March 2021. What are the key findings of 2021 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
State of the Education Report for India-2021
On the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, “United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)” released its “State of the Education Report (SOER)-2021 for India: No Teachers, No Class”, on October 5, 2021. Key Facts This report is the annual ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
NSO survey: Unemployment rate rose to 13.3% in July-Sept 2020
National Statistical Office (NSO) has published the eighth periodic labour force survey recently. According to the survey, unemployment rate in India has increased to 13.3 per cent in the period of July-September 2020. Unemployment rate was 8.4 per cent in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
NSO report: Women and Men in India, 2020
The National Statistical Office operating under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) recently released the Women and Men in India report. The report consolidates the crucial socio-economic indicators that portray gender situation in the country. This is the twenty ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Periodic Labour Force Survey: Decline in Self-Employed households
The National Statistical Office recently released the Periodic Labour force Survey. According to the survey, the percentage of self-employed households in rural India declined from 52.2% to 51.7% in the year 2019. Highlights The Survey says that in Urban India ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020