Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) - Quarterly Bulletin (January-March 2024 ) Unemployment Rate (UR) in urban areas decreased to 6.7% during January-March 2024 for persons of age 15 years and above Female UR decreased to 8.5% in January-March 2024 Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) in urban areas shows an increasing trend from 48.5% to 50.2% during January-March 2023 to January-March 2024 respectively for persons of age 15 years and above Female Labour Force Participation Rate in urban ... For Prelims: India Employment Report 2024 : ILO, Unemployment rates , Institute for Human Development (IHD), International Labour Organisation (ILO), Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Worker Population Ratio (WPR), Unemployment Rate (UR). For Mains: India Employment Report 2024 : ILO, Major Issues Related to Unemployment in India . New Delhi: India 's unemployment rate inched up to 3.2% in 2024 from 3.1% in the previous year, driven largely by more women leaving the workforce, official data released on Wednesday showed. The male unemployment rate increased to 3.3% in 2024 from 3.2% in 2023, while the female rate rose to 3.1% from 3%. The data is for those aged 15 and above. Find out the unemployment rate in India from 1991 to 2024 for male, female and overall. See the factors influencing unemployment and the source of data from International Labour Organization.
