Periodic Labour Force Survey : National Statistical Office
The National Statistical Office (NSO) has released the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS).
- The unemployment rate in urban areas for persons aged above 15 eased to 7.2% in July-September 2022 from 9.8% in July-September 2021.
Findings of the PLFS (July-September 2022):
- The unemployment ratio is defined as the percentage of persons unemployed among the persons in the labour force.
- The unemployment rate was 6.6% for men and 9.4% for women (9.3% and 11.6% in July-September 2021).
- The WPR is defined as the percentage of employed persons in the population.
- The WPR in urban areas for persons aged 15 and above stood at 44.5% (42.3% in July-September 2021).
- The WPR among men was 68.6% and 19.7% among women (66.6% and 17.6% in 2021).
Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR):
- It is defined as the percentage of persons in the labour force who are working or seeking or available for work in the population, in urban areas for persons aged 15 and above.
- It increased to 47.9% (46.9% in July-September 2021).
- The LFPR among men was 73.4% and 21.7% among women (73.5% and 19.9%, in July-September 2021).
Periodic Labour Force Survey:
- Considering the importance of the availability of labour force data at more frequent time intervals, the National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation launched the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in April 2017.
