Labour Market Snapshot of Selected Districts
On 18th September 2026, the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation released the first “Labour Market Snapshot of Selected Districts”.
Major Highlights
Labour Force Participation Rate & Worker Population Ratio
- About 98.8% of districts have an LFPR (age 15+) between 40% and 80%, and about 98.3% have a Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in the same range.
- About 77.8% of districts recorded an unemployment rate (UR) between 0.5% and 5.5%.
- More than 75% of districts have a NEET rate (age 15-29) below 30%.
Districts
- Surat (68.6%), Araria in Bihar (68.0%) and Salem in Tamil Nadu (67.8%) had the highest LFPR.
- Gurat in Gujarat ....
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