Slight Dip in Unempolyment Rate in Urban Areas: Surveyy

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The URBAN AREAS of the Country was 6.4% for the period of October 2024 for persons of age 15 years and Above, According to the Periodic Labor Force Ry of Statistics and Program Implementation in New Delhi on Tuesday (February 18, 2025). For male, the unpretentious rate was 5.8% during the period, while for female it was 8.1%.

Last year, during the same Quarter, UNEPLOYMENT RATE for Ages Above 15 was 6.5%, while in the last Quarter of July to September, 2024, The Rate was 6.4%. The Female UnemaPoing Rate Last Year was 8.6%.

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Among the states, Himachal Pradesh Had the Highest Unempolyment Rate with 10.4% and Gujarat had the lowest with 3.0%. Female UnemaPoing Rate Too was the Highest in Himachal Pradesh with 24% and lowest was in delhi at 1.3%. Plfs defines Unempolyment rate as the percentage of unemployed personals in the labore for force in current weekly status (CWS) – The Number of Persons Either Eaither Employed OR EPLOOYED OREPLIOYED ONEPOREED ON

UNEPLOYMENT Rate in Urban Areas for Persons of Age 15 years and Above. Source: Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation

The Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR), The Percentage of Population in the Labor Force, was 39.6% for people of all ages. It was 39.2% in the similar quarter last year. The LFPR for Women has increased by 0.1 Percentage point to 20% than last year’s 19.9%. However, the LFPR decreased from last quarter’s figure of 20.3%. The lowest lfpr for all people and for women are the lowest in bihar with 30.7% and 9.9% respectively. The plfs was done among 1,70,487 people in 45,074 households.

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The Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in Urban Areas Among Persons of Age 15 years and Above has increased from 46.6% DURING OCTOBER to December, 2023, to 47.2% in OCTOBER to Deele. Above for Urban Areas Increased from 69.8% in October to December, 2023, to 70.9% during October to December, 2024.

The works are classified into three broad categories according to their status in Employment Soch as Self-Employed, Regular Wage/Salarized Employee and Casual Labor. Within the category of self-comloyed, two sub-categories have been made as own account worker and employer combined together and unpaid Helper in Household Enterprises. In these categories, 39.9% WERE Self-Employed, 49.4% Were Regular Employees and 10.7% WERE WERE CASUAL Labourers. 5.5% Workers Were in Agriculture Sector, 31.8% Workers Wors in Secondary Sector, Including Mining, and 62.7% Workers WERE in Tertiary Sector that Includes Service Sector.