Increased Female Workforce Participation in Economic Activity
On 18th November, 2024, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data.
Key Findings
Increased Female Employment Indicators
- It shows enhanced female employment indicators, showing significant strides in female participation in economic activity across various categories, including rural and urban.
- As per the PLFS, the rural FLFPR has increased significantly by 23 percentage points between 2017-18 and 2023-24 (24.6% in 2017-18 and 47.6% in 2023-24)indicating a rising contribution of women to rural production.
- Worker Population Ratio (WPR) for women doubled from 22% in 2017-18 to 40.3% in 2023-24.
- Labour Force Participation Rate ....
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