The dataset consists of the average number of hours actually worked as reported by people during the Periodic Labour Force Survey. The data is available by region- urban and rural, gender- male and female, and by status of employment- self employed, salaried, and casual labourers. NB: Survey years previously followed a July–June cycle (e.g., 2023–24 refers to July 2023–June 2024). From 2025 onwar...
| fiscal_year | quarter | region | gender | employment_status | no_of_hours | unit | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | January - December | rural | male | self-employed | 42.6 | no_of_hours in average hours per week | |
| 2025 | January - December | rural | female | self-employed | 30.3 | no_of_hours in average hours per week | |
| 2025 | January - December | rural | person | self-employed | 37.8 | no_of_hours in average hours per week | |
| 2025 | January - December | rural | male | regular wage/salaried | 50.5 | no_of_hours in average hours per week | |
| 2025 | January - December | rural | female | regular wage/salaried | 41.9 | no_of_hours in average hours per week | |
| 2025 | January - December | rural | person | regular wage/salaried | 48.5 | no_of_hours in average hours per week | |
| 2025 | January - December | rural | male | casual labour | 42.9 | no_of_hours in average hours per week | |
| 2025 | January - December | rural | female | casual labour | 36 | no_of_hours in average hours per week | |
| 2025 | January - December | rural | person | casual labour | 41 | no_of_hours in average hours per week | |
| 2025 | January - December | rural | male | all | 44 | no_of_hours in average hours per week |
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. PLFS: Year, Region, Gender, and Employment status wise Average Hours Actually Worked per Week [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/20297
