Labor Force Participation Rate in India increased to 55.30 percent in September from 55 percent in August of 2025. This dataset provides - India Labor Force Participation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Monthly updated dataset showing India's national unemployment rate trends. Includes overall unemployment, rural and urban unemployment figures, based on data from Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MOSPI)

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In 2023, 43.51 percent of the workforce in India were employed in agriculture, while the other half was almost evenly distributed among the two other sectors, industry and services. While the share of Indians working in agriculture is declining, it is still the main sector of employment. A BRIC powerhouseTogether with Brazil, Russia, and China, India makes up the four so-called BRIC countries. They are the four fastest-growing emerging countries dubbed BRIC, an acronym, by Jim O’Neill at Goldman Sachs. Being major economies themselves already, these four countries are said to be at a similar economic developmental stage -- on the verge of becoming industrialized countries -- and maybe even dominating the global economy. Together, they are already larger than the rest of the world when it comes to GDP and simple population figures. Among these four, India is ranked second across almost all key indicators, right behind China. Services on the riseWhile most of the Indian workforce is still employed in the agricultural sector, it is the services sector that generates most of the country’s GDP. In fact, when looking at GDP distribution across economic sectors, agriculture lags behind with a mere 15 percent contribution. Some of the leading services industries are telecommunications, software, textiles, and chemicals, and production only seems to increase – currently, the GDP in India is growing, as is employment.

Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Telangana: Female data was reported at 44.300 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 43.100 % for 2023. Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Telangana: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 42.600 % from Jun 2018 (Median) to 2024, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44.300 % in 2024 and a record low of 30.300 % in 2018. Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Telangana: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table IN.GBA026: Periodic Labour Force Survey: Annual: Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: by State: Education Level.

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In a survey conducted between July 2023 and June 2024, the rate of labor participation for the urban male population was over ** percent compared to the over ** percent rate among females. The rate of labor participation in rural areas was lower across genders.

India Labour Force Participation: Per 1000 Persons: Current Daily Status: Urban: Female data was reported at 136.000 Person in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 129.000 Person for 2010. India Labour Force Participation: Per 1000 Persons: Current Daily Status: Urban: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 130.500 Person from Jun 1988 (Median) to 2012, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 150.000 Person in 2005 and a record low of 123.000 Person in 2000. India Labour Force Participation: Per 1000 Persons: Current Daily Status: Urban: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Sample Survey Organisation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table IN.GBA016: Employment and Unemployment Survey: Labour Force Participation.

India Labour Force Participation: Per 1000 Persons: Current Daily Status: Urban: Male data was reported at 555.000 Person in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 550.000 Person for 2010. India Labour Force Participation: Per 1000 Persons: Current Daily Status: Urban: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 541.000 Person from Jun 1988 (Median) to 2012, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 561.000 Person in 2005 and a record low of 523.000 Person in 1988. India Labour Force Participation: Per 1000 Persons: Current Daily Status: Urban: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Sample Survey Organisation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table IN.GBA016: Employment and Unemployment Survey: Labour Force Participation.

India Labour Force Participation Rate: Urban: Female data was reported at 15.900 % in 2018. India Labour Force Participation Rate: Urban: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 15.900 % from Jun 2018 (Median) to 2018, with 1 observations. India Labour Force Participation Rate: Urban: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.GBA004: Periodic Labour Force Survey: Annual: Labour Force Participation Rate: Usual Status.

India Labour Force Participation: Per 1000 Persons: Current Daily Status: Rural: Female data was reported at 180.000 Person in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 197.000 Person for 2010. India Labour Force Participation: Per 1000 Persons: Current Daily Status: Rural: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 221.500 Person from Jun 1988 (Median) to 2012, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 237.000 Person in 2005 and a record low of 180.000 Person in 2012. India Labour Force Participation: Per 1000 Persons: Current Daily Status: Rural: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Sample Survey Organisation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table IN.GBA016: Employment and Unemployment Survey: Labour Force Participation.

India Labour Force Participation: Per 1000 Persons: Current Daily Status: Rural: Male data was reported at 534.000 Person in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 536.000 Person for 2010. India Labour Force Participation: Per 1000 Persons: Current Daily Status: Rural: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 532.500 Person from Jun 1988 (Median) to 2012, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 536.000 Person in 2010 and a record low of 515.000 Person in 2000. India Labour Force Participation: Per 1000 Persons: Current Daily Status: Rural: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Sample Survey Organisation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table IN.GBA016: Employment and Unemployment Survey: Labour Force Participation.

Key information about India Labour Force Participation Rate

• India Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 45.1 % in Dec 2024, compared with 42.4 % in the previous year.
• India Labour Force Participation Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2024, with an average rate of 57.4 % .
• The data reached the an all-time high of 60.1 % in Dec 2000 and a record low of 36.9 % in Dec 2018.
• India Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
• In the latest reports, India Population reached 1,408.0 million people in Mar 2025.
• Unemployment Rate of India increased to 7.1 % in Dec 2020.

Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Middle: Gujarat: Urban: Female data was reported at 28.600 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 26.000 % for 2023. Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Middle: Gujarat: Urban: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 16.600 % from Jun 2018 (Median) to 2024, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.600 % in 2024 and a record low of 11.400 % in 2018. Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Middle: Gujarat: Urban: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table IN.GBA029: Periodic Labour Force Survey: Annual: Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: by State: Education Level: Middle.

Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Post Graduate and Above: Chandigarh: Rural data was reported at 96.200 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 52.100 % for 2022. Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Post Graduate and Above: Chandigarh: Rural data is updated yearly, averaging 62.300 % from Jun 2018 (Median) to 2023, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 96.200 % in 2023 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2021. Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Post Graduate and Above: Chandigarh: Rural data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table IN.GBA035: Periodic Labour Force Survey: Annual: Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: by State: Education Level: Post Graduate and Above.

Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Tamil Nadu: Urban: Female data was reported at 28.400 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 26.800 % for 2023. Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Tamil Nadu: Urban: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 27.700 % from Jun 2018 (Median) to 2024, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.800 % in 2020 and a record low of 25.200 % in 2018. Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Tamil Nadu: Urban: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table IN.GBA026: Periodic Labour Force Survey: Annual: Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: by State: Education Level.

Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Secondary: Madhya Pradesh: Urban: Male data was reported at 64.600 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 67.200 % for 2023. Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Secondary: Madhya Pradesh: Urban: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 59.900 % from Jun 2018 (Median) to 2024, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.200 % in 2023 and a record low of 57.400 % in 2022. Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Secondary: Madhya Pradesh: Urban: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table IN.GBA030: Periodic Labour Force Survey: Annual: Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: by State: Education Level: Secondary.

Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Literate and upto Primary: Mizoram: Urban: Female data was reported at 25.800 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.400 % for 2023. Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Literate and upto Primary: Mizoram: Urban: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 23.800 % from Jun 2018 (Median) to 2024, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 37.100 % in 2021 and a record low of 18.000 % in 2022. Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Literate and upto Primary: Mizoram: Urban: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table IN.GBA028: Periodic Labour Force Survey: Annual: Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: by State: Education Level: Literate and upto Primary.

India Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Graduate: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Urban data was reported at 60.400 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 74.800 % for 2023. India Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Graduate: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 66.450 % from Jun 2021 (Median) to 2024, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.800 % in 2023 and a record low of 60.400 % in 2024. India Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Graduate: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table IN.GBA034: Periodic Labour Force Survey: Annual: Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: by State: Education Level: Graduate.

India Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Middle: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Female data was reported at 48.900 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 28.300 % for 2023. India Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Middle: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 33.300 % from Jun 2021 (Median) to 2024, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.900 % in 2024 and a record low of 19.700 % in 2021. India Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: Education: Middle: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table IN.GBA029: Periodic Labour Force Survey: Annual: Worker Population Ratio: Usual Status: by State: Education Level: Middle.