Urban PLFS Q3 FY25 shows overall unemployment stable at 6.4%. Male rates increased to 5.8% while female rates improved to 8.1%, yet youth unemployment rose to 16.1%. LFPR remained at 50.4% with male participation rising and female falling. Regular, self, and casual work shares and sectoral trends remained nearly steady.
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Quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data for urban areas in Q3 FY25 released.
The National Statistical Office (NSO) launched the first computer-based survey to measure labour force participation dynamics at three-month intervals for urban areas in April 2017. The current dataset is the 25th in the series.
The PLFS measures the unemployment rate using the current weekly status (CWS), which determines activity status based on the reference period of the past seven days preceding the date of the survey.
Overall Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate in urban areas remained unchanged at 6.4% in Q3 FY25 compared to the previous quarter (Q2 FY25), which indicates a stable employment situation in urban areas over the past two quarters.
Unemployment Rate: Gender Specific
Male Unemployment Rate: The unemployment rate for men worsened slightly to 5.8% in Q3 FY25 from 5.7% in Q2 FY25.
Female Unemployment Rate: The unemployment rate for women improved to 8.1% in Q3 FY25 from 8.4% in Q2 FY25.
Youth Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate for the youth (15-29 age group) increased to 16.1% in Q3 FY25 from 15.8% in Q2 FY25, which reflects the difficulties faced by young people entering the labour market.
Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR)
The overall LFPR in urban areas remained unchanged at 50.4% in Q3 FY25.
Male LFPR: Men showed greater enthusiasm for work, with their LFPR increasing to 75.4% in Q3 FY25 from 75% in Q2 FY25.
Female LFPR: Women workers withdrew from the workforce, with their LFPR falling to 25.2% in Q3 FY25 from 25.5% in Q2 FY25.
Employment Status
Self - Employment: The share of people engaged in self - employment remained unchanged at 39.9% in Q3 FY25 .
Regular/Salaried Work: The share of people engaged in regular/salaried work also remained unchanged at 49.4% in Q3 FY25.
Casual Work: The share of people engaged in casual work remained unchanged at 10.7% in Q3 FY25 .
Female Regular Work: The share of female workers engaged in regular work increased to 54.8% in Q3 FY25 from 53.8% in Q2 FY25.
Male Regular Work: The share of male workers engaged in regular work declined to 47.7% in Q3 FY25 from 47.9% in Q2 FY25 .
Sector - Wise Employment
Tertiary Sector: The share of workers in the tertiary sector (the largest employer in urban areas) rose to 62.7% in Q3 FY25 from 62.3% in Q2 FY25.
Secondary Sector: The share of workers in the secondary (manufacturing) sector declined to 31.8% in Q3 FY25 from 32.3% in Q2 FY25.
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