PLFS Annual Report 2022-2023

Source: PIB
GS I: Indian Society

Overview

1. News in Brief
2. Findings in PLFS Annual Report 2022-2023

Why in the News?

The sixth Annual Report is being brought out by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) on the basis of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS).

News in Brief

• Five Annual Reports covering both rural and urban areas giving estimates of all important parameters of employment and unemployment have been released till now.
• These five Annual Reports are brought out on the basis of data collected in PLFS during July 2017- June 2018, July 2018-June 2019, July 2019-June 2020, July 2020 – June 2021 and July 2021-June 2022.
• The sixth Annual Report is brought on the basis of data collected during July 2022-June 2023.
• Objective of PLFS is primarily two fold
  • To estimate the key employment and unemployment indicators (viz. Worker Population Ratio, Labour Force Participation Rate, Unemployment Rate) in the short time interval of three months for the urban areas only in the ‘Current Weekly Status’ (CWS).
  • To estimate employment and unemployment indicators in both ‘Usual Status’ (ps+ss) and CWS in both rural and urban areas annually.

Findings in PLFS Annual Report 2022-2023

• Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR)
  • Rural areas, LFPR increased from 50.7% in 2017-18 to 60.8%.
  • Urban areas it increased from 47.6% to 50.4%.
  • Males in India increased from 75.8% in 2017-18 to 78.5% in 2022-23 and females for the same period from 23.3% to 37.0%.
• Unemployment Rate (UR)
  • Rural areas, UR decreased from 5.3% in 2017-18 to 2.4% in 2022-23
  • Urban areas it decreased from 7.7% to 5.4%.
  • Male in India decreased from 6.1% in 2017-18 to 3.3% in 2022-23.
  • Females was from 5.6% to 2.9%.
• Increasing Trend in Worker Population Ratio (WPR)
  • Rural areas, WPR increased from 48.1% in 2017-18 to 59.4% in 2022-23
  • Urban areas it increased from 43.9% to 47.7%.
  • Male in India increased from 71.2% in 2017-18 to 76.0% in 2022-23.
  • Females was from 22.0% to 35.9%.

The indicators of this survey

• Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR):LFPR is defined as the percentage of persons in labour force (i.e. working or seeking or available for work) in the population.
• Worker Population Ratio (WPR): WPR is defined as the percentage of employed persons in the population.
• Unemployment Rate (UR): UR is defined as the percentage of persons unemployed among the persons in the labour force.
• Current Weekly Status (CWS): The activity status determined on the basis of a reference period of last 7 days preceding the date of survey is known as the current weekly status (CWS) of the person.

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