DDI-IND-NSO-PLFS-Jan2025-Dec2025 Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS),Calendar Year 2025 (Jan-Dec25) National Sample Survey Office <_value> NADA Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS),Calendar Year 2025 (Jan-Dec25) DDI-IND-NSO-PLFS-Jan2025-Dec2025 MetadataEditor MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION PLFS LFPR UR CWS Current Weekly Status Worker Population Ratio WPR Unemployment Rate Labour Force Participation Rate Periodic Labour Force Survey INDIA The survey covers the whole of the Indian Union except the villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain extremely difficult to access throughout the year. For the annual estimates of the labour force parameters in PLFS, during January, 2025 to December, 2025, a total of 22,594 FSUs (12,441 villages and 10,153 urban blocks) were surveyed for canvassing the PLFS schedule (Schedule 10.4). The number of households surveyed was 2,70,472 (1,48,718 in rural areas and 1,21,754 in urban areas) and number of persons surveyed was 11,48,634 (6,56,160 in rural areas and 4,92,474 in urban areas). Sample survey data [ssd] Face-to-face computer-assisted interviews [CAPI] chhv12025 270472 48 cperv12025 1148634 153 File Identification 270472 None None None None Schdule 270472 None None None None Quarter 270472 None None None None Month 270472 1.0 12.0 6.498713360347836 3.452168628508924 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Visit 270472 None None None None Sector 270472 None None None None State/Ut Code 270472 None None None None District Code 270472 None None None None NSS-Region 270472 None None None None Basic Stratum 270472 None None None None Stratum 270472 None None None None Group group_chhv1 270472 None None None None Sub-Stratum 270472 None None None None Fod Sub-Region 270472 None None None None FSU 270472 None None None None Second Stage Stratum No. 270472 None None None None Sample Household Number 270472 None None None None Month of Survey 270472 1.0 12.0 6.498713360347836 3.452168628508924 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Response Code 270472 None None None None Survey Code 270472 None None None None Reason for Substitution of original household 270472 None None None None Household Size 270472 1.0 30.0 4.246776006388831 1.9698627884136466 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 Household Type 270472 None None None None Religion 270472 None None None None Social Group 270472 None None None None Household's usual consumer Expenditure in A Month for purposes out of Goods and Services(Rs.) 270472 0.0 320500.0 11304.477657576384 7731.068732687407 Imputed value of usual consumption in a month out of Home Grown stock (Rs.) 270472 0.0 30000.0 803.0813688662782 1382.4875331073176 Imputed value of usual consumption in a Month from wages in kind,free collection, gifts etc. (Rs.) 270472 0.0 200000.0 496.2986926558017 816.2690655976037 Household's Annual Expenditure on purchase of items like clothing, footwear etc.(Rs.) 270472 0.0 350000.0 11921.644506640243 9071.646844120913 Household's Annual Expenditure on purchase of durables like Bedstead, TV, fridge etc.(Rs.) 270472 0.0 3650000.0 9424.33673725931 26496.935141901125 Household'S Usual Consumer Expenditure In A Month (Rs.) 270472 400.0 332333.0 14382.706904966133 9108.468965955582 land possessed as on the date of survey (code) 270472 None None None None land leased-out as on the date of survey (code) 270472 None None None None rent received from land and rental received from building usually in a month: make entry in whole number of rupees 270472 0.0 500000.0 637.7891611701026 3903.4273275958426 interest received from investment or savings usually in a month: make entry in whole number of rupees 270472 0.0 350000.0 344.8003268360496 1350.6693910124616 pension received usually in a month: make entry in whole number of rupees 270472 0.0 260000.0 2086.008148717797 8215.171892296332 remittances usually received in a month: make entry in whole number of rupees 270472 0.0 150000.0 1705.2374293827088 4572.543706401789 total of items 7.1 to 7.4: make entry in whole number of rupees 270472 0.0 705000.0 4773.835066106658 10716.333061220646 Informant Serial no. 270472 None None None None Survey Date 270472 None None None None Total Time Taken To Canvass Sch. 10.4 270472 None None None None Ns count (# of FSUs surveyed) for sector x stratum x group x substratum 270472 10.0 12.0 11.997093969061492 0.0615218465885365 10 11 12 Multiplier 270472 307.0 10739563.0 111186.40029282143 174416.4799210073 Total Sub-Division 270472 1.0 10.0 1.0206638764825935 0.18362228562015778 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 Stratum size 270472 14.0 42999.0 1032.3937930728505 946.7178123407286 Number of listed households 270472 1.0 1085.0 45.15700331272738 36.622743526372524 Number of selected households 270472 1.0 12.0 4.15296962347304 1.5948540143981316 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Panel code 270472 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 5 File Identification 1148634 None None None None Schdule 1148634 None None None None Quarter 1148634 None None None None Month 1148634 None None None None Visit 1148634 None None None None Sector 1148634 None None None None State/Ut Code 1148634 None None None None District Code 1148634 None None None None NSS-Region 1148634 None None None None Basic Stratum 1148634 None None None None Stratum 1148634 None None None None Group 1148634 None None None None Sub-Stratum 1148634 None None None None Fod Sub-Region 1148634 None None None None FSU 1148634 None None None None Second Stage Stratum No. 1148634 None None None None Sample Household Number 1148634 None None None None Person Serial No. 1148634 None None None None Relationship To Head 1148634 None None None None Gender 1148634 None None None None Age 1148634 0.0 117.0 31.77948415248025 19.866655965828656 Marital Status 1148634 None None None None General Educaion Level 1148634 None None None None Technical Educaion Level 1148634 None None None None class/grade successfully completed 1148634 None None None None year(s) of education completed prior to class I 882348 266286 1.0 9.0 5.261596331606124 3.5717128254094805 1 2 3 9 year(s) of education completed after the class/grade recorded in column 10 882348 266286 1.0 99.0 81.8971992909827 36.57681047447106 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 99 whether the last completed year of education recorded in column 12 was the last year of education attended 1148634 None None None None No. of months attended in the last year of Education 16815 1131819 1.0 4.0 2.9722866488254533 1.0956157310132113 1 2 3 4 Status of Current Attendance in Educational Institution 1148634 None None None None whether attended secondary education 1148634 None None None None Whether received any Vocational/Technical Training 1148634 None None None None whether received or receiving any training or course for entrance in higher education or for employment exams by an institute / training center 1148634 None None None None when the training / course mentioned in col 17 or col 18 was completed 1148634 None None None None Whether Training completed during last 365 Days 1148634 None None None None Field Of Training 1148634 None None None None Duration Of Training 1148634 None None None None Type Of Training 1148634 None None None None Source Of Funding The Training 1148634 None None None None Nature of the certifying body from which vocational / technical training received 1148634 None None None None Status Code 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) 1148634 None None None None Occupation Code (NCO) 1148634 None None None None Whether Engaged In Any Work In Subsidiary Capacity 1148634 None None None None (Principal)location Of Workplace Code 1148634 None None None None (Principal) Enterprise Type Code 1148634 None None None None (Principal) No. Of Workers In The Enterprise 460857 687777 1.0 9.0 1.5949611267703432 1.2604334123855656 1 2 3 4 9 (Principal) Type Of Job Contract 1148634 None None None None (Principal) Eligble Of Paid Leave 1148634 None None None None (Principal) Social Security Benefits 1148634 None None None None (Principal) Usage of product of the economic activity 1148634 None None None None Status Code 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) 1148634 None None None None Occupation Code (NCO) 1148634 None None None None (Subsidiary) location Of Workplace Code 1148634 None None None None (Subsidiary) Enterprise Type Code 1148634 None None None None (Subsidiary) No. Of Workers In The Enterprise 116553 1032081 1.0 9.0 1.3394164028381939 0.9441863210760041 1 2 3 4 9 (Subsidiary) Type Of Job Contract 1148634 None None None None (Subsidiary) Eligble Of Paid Leave 1148634 None None None None (Subsidiary) Social Security Benefits 1148634 None None None None (Subsidiary) Usage of product of the economic activity 1148634 None None None None Ever Worked Prior to last 365 days 1148634 None None None None Duration of engagement in the economic activity in usual Principal Activity Status 1148634 None None None None Duration of engagement in the economic activity in Subsidiary Activity Status 1148634 None None None None Efforts undertaken to search work 1148634 None None None None Duration of spell of Unemployment 1148634 None None None None Whether Ever Worked 1148634 None None None None Reason for not working in last 365 days 1148634 None None None None Main reason for being in Principal activity status (91 to 97) 1148634 None None None None Status Code for activity 1 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 7 th day 1148634 0.0 20.0 2.6969852886123866 3.6442280897007855 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 wage earning for activity 1 on 7 th day 1148634 0.0 3000.0 24.763910871522175 111.53699436342119 Status Code for activity 2 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 7 th day 1148634 0.0 12.0 0.0395147627529744 0.37551270960721755 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 wage earning for activity 2 on 7 th day 1148634 0.0 1000.0 0.20050338053722944 8.915334595441243 55 60 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 175 190 200 205 208 210 212 214 217 220 225 228 230 235 240 250 254 260 261 265 266 270 280 290 294 295 300 309 320 322 330 340 350 369 370 380 400 450 500 525 530 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 1000 total hours actually worked on 7th day 1148634 0.0 20.0 2.5857932117628417 3.6431464587015703 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 hours available for aditional worked on 7th day 1148634 0.0 8.0 0.027210582309073212 0.2761265641869411 1 2 3 4 5 8 Status Code for activity 1 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 6 th day 1148634 0.0 20.0 2.6809906375747192 3.6453552974582335 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 wage earning for activity 1 on 7 th day 1148634 0.0 3000.0 23.955545456603236 109.64104155811216 Status Code for activity 2 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 6 th day 1148634 0.0 12.0 0.04126989101837487 0.38712373850658527 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 wage earning for activity 2 on 6 th day 1148634 0.0 1000.0 0.20642955023097 9.064329065289252 60 70 100 110 120 130 150 160 170 175 190 200 205 208 210 212 214 217 220 228 230 235 240 250 254 260 261 265 266 270 275 280 290 294 295 300 305 309 320 322 330 340 350 369 370 380 400 450 500 525 530 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 1000 total hours actually worked on 6th day 1148634 0.0 20.0 2.5445433445292407 3.6362815097532946 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 hours available for aditional worked on 6th day 1148634 0.0 8.0 0.027430843941586267 0.2780293674182364 1 2 3 4 5 8 Status Code for activity 1 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on5 th day 1148634 0.0 20.0 2.632989272474957 3.6232682419566533 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 wage earning for activity 1 on 5 th day 1148634 0.0 3000.0 21.84756066771487 104.8997472808384 Status Code for activity 2 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 5 th day 1148634 0.0 10.0 0.04009632311075591 0.3858574312589091 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 wage earning for activity 2 on 5 th day 1148634 0.0 1000.0 0.21281017277914463 9.317672739669552 60 70 100 120 130 140 150 160 170 175 180 190 200 208 210 212 214 217 220 221 228 230 240 250 254 260 261 265 266 275 280 290 294 295 300 309 315 320 322 340 350 369 370 380 400 450 500 530 550 600 650 700 750 800 1000 total hours actually worked on 5th day 1148634 0.0 20.0 2.4278926098304594 3.5841594684500855 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 hours available for aditional worked on 5th day 1148634 0.0 8.0 0.027072157014331806 0.2758578549602016 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 Status Code for activity 1 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 4th day 1148634 0.0 20.0 2.5924271787183732 3.605957024086765 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 wage earning for activity 1 on 4th day 1148634 0.0 2500.0 19.924683580670607 100.30427282090449 Status Code for activity 2 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 4th day 1148634 0.0 11.0 0.03881131848787342 0.3822741515139925 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 wage earning for activity 2 on 4th day 1148634 0.0 1000.0 0.21049873153676454 9.227247533462371 55 60 70 100 120 130 140 150 160 175 180 190 200 205 210 212 214 217 220 228 230 240 250 254 260 265 266 270 275 280 285 290 294 295 300 309 320 322 350 369 370 380 400 430 450 500 525 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 total hours actually worked on 4th day 1148634 0.0 20.0 2.317361317878454 3.5321626054589492 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 hours available for aditional worked on 4th day 1148634 0.0 8.0 0.026764835448019126 0.2747478821707716 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Status Code for activity 1 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 3rd day 1148634 0.0 20.0 2.5770297588265714 3.5990890561519233 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 wage earning for activity 1 on 3rd day 1148634 0.0 2500.0 19.423449070809326 99.43184722844472 Status Code for activity 2 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 3rd day 1148634 0.0 12.0 0.036906447136337596 0.370545022709658 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 wage earning for activity 2 on 3 rd day 1148634 0.0 1000.0 0.20410592059785798 9.19872527156033 60 100 120 130 140 150 160 175 180 190 200 205 208 210 212 214 217 220 228 230 240 250 254 260 265 266 270 275 280 290 294 295 300 309 320 322 350 369 370 380 400 450 500 525 530 550 560 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 1000 total hours actually worked on 3rd day 1148634 None None None None hours available for aditional worked on 3rd day 1148634 0.0 8.0 0.026466219875086405 0.273406229831088 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 Status Code for activity 1 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 2nd day 1148634 0.0 20.0 2.5801848108274696 3.599255748418698 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 wage earning for activity 1 on 2nd day 1148634 0.0 3000.0 19.776958543800724 100.34857175366821 Status Code for activity 2 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 2nd day 1148634 0.0 12.0 0.03633272217259806 0.36579114428982346 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 wage earning for activity 2 on 2nd day 1148634 0.0 1500.0 0.18259341095597031 8.66819705893281 60 70 100 120 130 150 160 170 175 180 200 208 210 212 214 217 220 221 225 228 230 240 250 254 260 265 266 270 280 290 294 295 300 309 320 322 330 350 370 380 400 450 500 525 550 600 650 700 750 800 1000 1500 total hours actually worked on 2nd day 1148634 0.0 20.0 2.3579399530224596 3.5503627481831206 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 hours available for aditional worked on 2nd day 1148634 0.0 8.0 0.025984778441174472 0.27001626138157325 1 2 3 4 5 8 Status Code for activity 1 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 1 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 1 on 1st day 1148634 0.0 20.0 2.5930731634271664 3.603169118716219 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 wage earning for activity 1 on 1st day 1148634 0.0 3000.0 20.611917286098095 102.51152628855355 Status Code for activity 2 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (NIC) for activity 2 1148634 None None None None hours actuallly worked for activity 2 on 1st day 1148634 0.0 12.0 0.03496501061260593 0.35450336324547915 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 wage earning for activity 2 on 1st day 1148634 0.0 1500.0 0.14830137363163548 7.851495665390306 60 70 100 120 130 150 160 175 180 200 205 208 210 214 217 220 225 230 240 250 260 265 266 270 280 290 294 295 300 309 315 320 322 350 370 380 400 450 500 525 530 550 600 650 700 750 800 900 1000 1500 total hours actually worked on 1st day 1148634 0.0 20.0 2.4380934222737616 3.5847215293402113 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 hours available for aditional worked on 1st day 1148634 0.0 8.0 0.026139745123337808 0.2706775865846089 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 total hours actually worked during the week 1148634 0.0 128.0 16.974093575499246 23.06728249856551 total hours available for additional work 1148634 0.0 56.0 0.1870691621526091 1.6970733734708747 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 56 Current Weekly Status (CWS) 1148634 None None None None Industry Code (CWS) 1148634 None None None None Occupation Code (CWS) 1148634 None None None None Earnings For Regular Salaried/Wage Activity 1148634 0.0 500000.0 2489.037827541236 10131.348749160165 Earnings For Self Employed 1148634 -30000.0 710000.0 2623.519181915214 8762.111260326532 Ns count (# of FSUs surveyed) for sector x stratum x group x substratum 1148634 10.0 12.0 11.9971496577674 0.061203783835460275 10 11 12 Multiplier 1148634 307.0 10739563.0 103886.53390026762 160235.16611660487 Total Sub-Division 1148634 1.0 10.0 1.0203215297475088 0.18151222974066522 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 Stratum size 1148634 14.0 42999.0 1024.5119202461358 942.9357233542902 Number of listed households 1148634 1.0 1085.0 43.63387118960435 32.99969510732861 Number of selected households 1148634 1.0 12.0 4.216098426478757 1.4609884458763998 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Panel code 1148634 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 5