Area, Gender and Sector wise Employment Situation in India by Broad Groups of Industry for Various Rounds of PLFS and NSS
The dataset contains All India Employment Situation in India - Per 1000 Distribution of Usually Employed by Broad Groups of Industry for Various Rounds from Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy.
Primary sector : Agriculture and allied activities
Secondary sector : Mining, manufacture, electricity, gas,water, etc. and construction
Tertiary sector : Trade, hotel and restaurant, Transport,storage and communication and Other services
Note:
1. Data on NSS rounds 38, 43, 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 relates to quinquennial rounds.
2: Data for July 2017-June 2018, pertain to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), that accounts labour force estimates for both status (ps and ss).
Area, Gender and Sector wise Employment Situation in India by Broad Groups of Industry for Various Rounds of PLFS and NSS
The dataset contains All India Employment Situation in India - Per 1000 Distribution of Usually Employed by Broad Groups of Industry for Various Rounds from Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy.
Primary sector : Agriculture and allied activities
Secondary sector : Mining, manufacture, electricity, gas,water, etc. and construction
Tertiary sector : Trade, hotel and restaurant, Transport,storage and communication and Other services
Note:
1. Data on NSS rounds 38, 43, 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 relates to quinquennial rounds.
2: Data for July 2017-June 2018, pertain to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), that accounts labour force estimates for both status (ps and ss).
The NSSO survey round or edition (e.g., the PLFS survey year) from which the employment data was collected.
survey_period
String
19
444
The calendar period during which the survey was conducted, indicating the time frame the data covers.
population_group
String
2
444
The population group the data refers to, distinguishing between rural and urban populations.
gender
String
2
444
The gender of the population for which employment is measured.
sector
String
3
444
The economic sector of employment, classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary.
employment_status
String
2
444
The basis of employment classification: principal status (major-time activity) or principal and subsidiary status combined.
employee_count
Int64
245
336
The number of employed persons per 1000 population for the given gender, sector, and population group.
unit
String
1
444
The unit of measurement for the employment figure, expressed as employees per 1000 population.
Citation
Reserve Bank of India. (2026). Area, Gender and Sector wise Employment Situation in India by Broad Groups of Industry for Various Rounds of PLFS and NSS [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/17754
