The unemployment rate in the urban areas of the nation was 6.4% for the interval of October to December 2024 for individuals of age 15 years and above, in accordance with the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) launched by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in New Delhi on Tuesday (February 18, 2025). For male, the the unemployment rate was 5.8% in the course of the interval, whereas for feminine it was 8.1%.
Last 12 months, throughout the identical quarter, unemployment rate for ages above 15 was 6.5%, whereas in the final quarter of July to September, 2024, the rate was 6.4%. The feminine unemployment rate final 12 months was 8.6%.
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Among the States, Himachal Pradesh had the best unemployment rate with 10.4% and Gujarat had the bottom with 3.0%. Female unemployment rate too was the best in Himachal Pradesh with 24% and lowest was in Delhi at 1.3%. PLFS defines unemployment rate as the proportion of unemployed individuals in the labour pressure in present weekly standing (CWS) – the variety of individuals both employed or unemployed on a median in every week.
The Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), the proportion of inhabitants in the labour pressure, was 39.6% for individuals of all ages. It was 39.2% in the same quarter final 12 months. The LFPR for ladies has elevated by 0.1 share level to twenty% than final 12 months’s 19.9%. However, the LFPR decreased from final quarter’s determine of 20.3%. The lowest LFPR for all individuals and for ladies are the bottom in Bihar with 30.7% and 9.9% respectively. The PLFS was completed amongst 1,70,487 individuals in 45,074 households.
The Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in urban areas amongst individuals of age 15 years and above has elevated from 46.6% throughout October to December, 2023, to 47.2% in October to December, 2024. WPR for male of age 15 years and above for urban areas elevated from 69.8% in October to December, 2023, to 70.9% throughout October to December, 2024.
The employees are categorized into three broad classes in accordance with their standing in employment similar to self-employed, common wage/salaried worker and informal labour. Within the class of self-employed, two sub-categories have been made as personal account employee and employer mixed collectively and unpaid helper in family enterprises. In these classes, 39.9% have been self-employed, 49.4% have been common staff and 10.7% have been informal labourers. 5.5% employees have been in agriculture sector, 31.8% employees have been in secondary sector, together with mining, and 62.7% employees have been in tertiary sector that features service sectors.
Published – February 18, 2025 10:10 pm IST
