TNPSC Thervupettagam

Periodic Labour Force 2023

June 3 , 2023 399 days 391 0
  • The National Statistical Office (NSO) released the data of Periodic Labour Force Survey.
  • The unemployment rate for both males and females aged 15 years and above declined to 6.8% in Q4FY23.
  • This is below 8.2% during a similar period last year.
  • Unemployment rate had peaked at 20.8% in Q1 FY20.
  • The decline in male unemployment was much higher than female unemployment.
  • Even as female labour force participation improved to 22.7% in Q4 from 22.3% in the previous quarter.
  • The unemployment rate remained higher than 9%.
  • Among the major states Chhattisgarh had the highest female labour force participation rate at 31.5%.
  • It is followed by Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at 30.5% and 27.4%, respectively.
  • Uttar Pradesh was her worst performer with a FLFPR of 13.3%.
  • Overall, unemployment rate was the highest in Chhattisgarh at 12.5% rising from 10.6% in the previous quarter.
  • It is followed by Rajasthan at 11.9%.
  • It was lowest for Delhi at 3.1%, followed by West Bengal at 4.2% and Karnataka at 5.1%.

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