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India's Employment Picture (PLFS 2025 & After)
India's employment statistics arrive in four different shapes — an annual household survey, a quarterly bulletin, a monthly one measured over a shorter reference week, and the government's job-matching portal — and mistaking one for another is the commonest reading error.
Last updated 17 August 202610 min read
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PLFS turns a corner in its July 2026 monthly bulletin: unemployment down to 5.1% from 5.5%, participation up to 55.4%, the work ratio's first rise since February — and female participation up 1.7 points to 34.4%.
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