India, April 9 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Labour Force Indicators in Current Weekly Status(CWS)
Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR)
In Urban areas, LFPR increased for males (74.3% in 2023 to 75.6% in 2024) and slightly for females (25.5% to 25.8%), leading to an overall rise in LFPR (50.3% to 51.0%). Overall LFPR remained constant at 56.2%, despite minor variations across categories.
Worker Population Ratio (WPR)
Slight improvements were seen across all categories, particularly in the overall WPR (47.0% to 47.6%) in Urban areas. At all India level overall WPR remained relatively unchanged (53.4% to 53.5%).
Unemployment Rate (UR)
In rural area, marginal decline in overall unemployment (4.3% to 4.2%), w...