Mumbai, Nov. 11 -- The overall Labour Force Participation Rate or LFPR among persons of age 15 years and above held steady at 55.1% during July-September 2025, compared to 55.0% in the previous quarter. A slight uptick was observed in both rural and urban areas - the rural LFPR inched up from 57.1% to 57.2%, while the urban LFPR also registered a modest rise over the same period from 50.6% to 50.7%.

The overall LFPR among female of age 15 years and above increased to 33.7% in July-September, 2025 from 33.4% in the previous quarter, reflecting a continued but modest upward movement in women's engagement with the labour market. This improvement was driven largely by the increase in female LFPR in rural areas from 37.0% in the quarter April...