PLFS: Year, Industry, Region, and Gender wise Distribution of Workers

This dataset shows the percentage distribution of workers across different industry divisions, such as agriculture, manufacturing, and services, under usual status (ps+ss). For years before 2017-18, the data was obtained from the quinquennial employment and unemployment surveys of NSSO conducted between 1983 (NSS 38th round) and 2011-12 (68th round). From 2017-18 the data is sourced from the annual report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The categorization by PLFS is as per NIC - 2008. NB: Since 2017-18, the years covered in the survey are from July to June. For instance, 2023-24 refers to the period July 2023 to June 2024 and likewise for other years. From 2025 onward, data is reported on a calendar-year basis (January–December), with data for 2022–2024 also published in calendar-year format in the 2025 report.