Government's first monthly data sight is estimated to be 5.1 percent in April

New -Delhi, May 15 (IANS). The central government said on Thursday that the participation in the Labor Force (LFPR) was 55.6 percent during April. For individuals of the same age group, LFPR was 58 percent for rural areas and 50.7 percent in urban areas. LFPR is an important indicator that reflects the employment status. This rate indicates how many people actively participate in the workforce. According to the new series based on the monthly data released by the Ministry of Statistics, data also contains rural employment figures, which make the cover wide. In April, the unemployment rate (UR) in CWS among persons aged 15 and older was 5.1 percent, domestically, the male UR was 5.2 percent, while the female UR was 5.0 percent. The unemployment rate (UR) in urban areas was 6.4 percent during the October-December 2024 of the old series compiled quarterly. The LFPR in the CWS for men 15 years and older in rural and urban areas was 79 percent and 75.3 percent, respectively, while LFPR in rural areas between women aged 15 and older was 38.2 percent during April. Labor Population Relationship (WPR) in CWs between persons between 15 and older in rural areas was 55.4 percent. According to the data, WPR was 47.4 percent in urban areas among the same age groups during April, while the total WPR at the national level was 52.8 percent. In rural and urban areas, women aged 15 and older were 36.8 percent and 23.5 percent respectively during the WPR month and the total female WPR of the same age group was seen at 32.5 percent at the country level. Considering the need for the creation of high -frequency labor power indicators with greater coverage, the sample method of periodic labor force survey (PLFS) has been renewed from January 2025. The revamped PLFs design was devised to estimate the most important indication and unemployment indicators (Labor Force Partners, labor population and unemployment rate) on a monthly basis for rural and Urban areas at the entire Indian level. Monthly results are planned to release PLFs as a monthly bulletin. The current monthly bulletin is the first in the April 2025 months series. A rotational panel sample design was adopted at PLFS for both rural and urban areas from January 2025. In this rotating panel plan, each selected house is visited four times in four consecutive months. -Ians skt/abm