Annual Report of Periodic Labour Force Supply

On June 3, the National Statistical Office launched the Annual Report of Periodic Labour Force Survey.

Key Findings

• According to the survey, the worker population ratio increased to 35.3% as compared to 34.7% in 2017-18. 
• The unemployment rate fell to 5.8% in the period July 2018 to June 2019 as compared to 6.1% in the same period 2017-18. 
• The Labour Force participation rate increased to 37.5% as compared to 36.9% in 2017-18.
• The survey has also found that the worker population went up to 35.3% as compared to 34.7% in the year 2017-18.
• In Urban India, the unemployment rate fell to 7.7% in 2018-19 from 7.8% earlier. 
• Also, the female participation rate improved in both rural and urban India from 17.5% to 18.6%.

About Periodic Labour Force Supply

• The Survey is the first computer-based survey of India. 
• It provides estimates of unemployment indicators such as worker population ratio, labour force participation rate, unemployment rate in rural households, proportion unemployed.
• The main objective of the survey is to estimate employment and unemployment indicators such as Labour Force Participation rate, worker population ratio and unemployment rate. 
• The annual report of the survey was released in May 2019 for the year 2017-2018.