Periodic Labour Force Survey — current affairs timeline

2026

• 23 Oct 2026National Statistics Office to update Periodic Labour Force Survey to cover platform workers and unpaid activities

  The National Statistics Office (NSO) is modifying the sampling design and questionnaire of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) to improve data on digital pl…

• 17 Sep 2026Unemployment Dips to 5% as LFPR Climbs to 55.6% in August: PLFS Data

  India's unemployment rate among persons aged 15 years and above dipped to 5% in August 2026, as per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released in Septembe…

  5%
• 21 Aug 2026National Statistics Office (NSO) Releases PLFS Monthly Bulletin: Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.1% in July 2026

  The National Statistics Office (NSO) reported India's unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above declined to 5.1% in July 2026 from 5.5% in June 2026…

  5.1%
• 13 Aug 2026Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) Releases PLFS Quarterly Bulletin for April-June 2026; Unemployment Rate at 5.4%

  The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) quarterly bulletin for April-June 2026 on Augus…

  5.4%
• 01 Apr 2026Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) releases Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report 2025
• 20 Jan 2026Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) releases December 2025 unemployment data

2025

• 02 Dec 2025Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Records India's Unemployment Rate Decline from 6.0% to 3.2%

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