Round | Survey Period | Male | Female | Primary Sector | Secondary Sector | Tertiary Sector | Primary Sector | Secondary Sector | Tertiary Sector | PS | ALL | PS | ALL | PS | ALL | PS | ALL | PS | ALL | PS | ALL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rural | 54 | January-June 1998 | 755 | 757 | 103 | 102 | 142 | 141 | 876 | 885 | 70 | 66 | 54 | 49 | 55 | July 1999-June 2000 | 712 | 714 | 127 | 126 | 161 | 160 | 841 | 854 | 93 | 89 | 66 | 57 | 56 | July 2000-June 2001 | 688 | 690 | 137 | 136 | 175 | 174 | 812 | 818 | 139 | 133 | 49 | 49 | 57 | July 2001 -June 2002 | 672 | 678 | 148 | 145 | 180 | 177 | 819 | 840 | 124 | 109 | 57 | 51 | 58 | July-December 2002 | 685 | 688 | 140 | 138 | 175 | 174 | 834 | 849 | 91 | 87 | 75 | 65 | 59 | January-December 2003 | 704 | 708 | 143 | 141 | 153 | 151 | 841 | 852 | 99 | 95 | 60 | 53 | 60 | January-June 2004 | 654 | 659 | 163 | 160 | 183 | 180 | 820 | 841 | 102 | 94 | 78 | 65 | 61 | July 2004-June 2005 | 662 | 665 | 157 | 155 | 181 | 180 | 814 | 833 | 108 | 102 | 76 | 66 | 62 | July 2005-June 2006 | 648 | 652 | 167 | 165 | 185 | 183 | 798 | 813 | 121 | 120 | 82 | 68 | 64 | July 2007-June 2008 | 662 | 665 | 164 | 162 | 175 | 173 | 816 | 835 | 103 | 97 | 82 | 68 | 66 | July 2009-June 2010 | 625 | 628 | 195 | 193 | 180 | 178 | 789 | 794 | 121 | 130 | 91 | 76 | 68 | July 2011-June 2012 | 592 | 594 | 221 | 220 | 187 | 187 | 745 | 749 | 151 | 167 | 104 | 83 | PLFS 1 | July 2017- June 2018 | - | 550 | - | 232 | - | 220 | - | 732 | - | 136 | - | 132 | PLFS 2 | July 2018- June 2019 | - | 532 | - | 235 | - | 232 | - | 711 | - | 154 | - | 136 | PLFS 3 | July 2019- June 2020 | - | 554 | - | 231 | - | 216 | - | 757 | - | 130 | - | 112 | PLFS 4 | July 2020- June 2021 | - | 538 | - | 242 | - | 221 | - | 754 | - | 135 | - | 113 | PLFS 5 | July 2021- June 2022 | - | 510 | - | 254 | - | 237 | - | 759 | - | 134 | - | 108 | PLFS 6 | July 2022- June 2023 | - | 491 | - | 281 | - | 228 | - | 762 | - | 127 | - | 112 | Urban | 54 | January-June 1998 | 90 | 92 | 324 | 322 | 586 | 586 | 187 | 221 | 292 | 280 | 520 | 499 | 55 | July 1999-June 2000 | 65 | 66 | 329 | 328 | 606 | 606 | 146 | 177 | 293 | 293 | 561 | 529 | 56 | July 2000-June 2001 | 63 | 66 | 359 | 356 | 579 | 578 | 136 | 183 | 342 | 342 | 522 | 475 | 57 | July 2001 -June 2002 | 78 | 78 | 322 | 321 | 601 | 600 | 173 | 211 | 309 | 332 | 519 | 457 | 58 | July-December 2002 | 69 | 70 | 338 | 337 | 594 | 593 | 156 | 171 | 298 | 315 | 546 | 513 | 59 | January-December 2003 | 60 | 63 | 338 | 336 | 602 | 601 | 145 | 190 | 299 | 312 | 556 | 497 | 60 | January-June 2004 | 61 | 63 | 348 | 347 | 591 | 590 | 126 | 161 | 289 | 309 | 584 | 530 | 61 | July 2004-June 2005 | 60 | 61 | 346 | 344 | 595 | 595 | 147 | 181 | 303 | 324 | 549 | 495 | 62 | July 2005-June 2006 | 62 | 63 | 345 | 343 | 594 | 594 | 123 | 148 | 313 | 330 | 564 | 522 | 64 | July 2007-June 2008 | 58 | 58 | 345 | 343 | 598 | 597 | 129 | 153 | 305 | 323 | 566 | 524 | 66 | July 2009-June 2010 | 59 | 60 | 348 | 346 | 593 | 593 | 118 | 139 | 316 | 333 | 566 | 528 | 68 | July 2011-June 2012 | 56 | 56 | 353 | 353 | 592 | 591 | 87 | 109 | 324 | 340 | 589 | 551 | PLFS 1 | July 2017- June 2018 | - | 54 | - | 360 | - | 587 | - | 91 | - | 301 | - | 607 | PLFS 2 | July 2018- June 2019 | - | 49 | - | 353 | - | 597 | - | 78 | - | 293 | - | 630 | PLFS 3 | July 2019- June 2020 | - | 50 | - | 342 | - | 608 | - | 82 | - | 280 | - | 638 | PLFS 4 | July 2020- June 2021 | - | 53 | - | 345 | - | 603 | - | 104 | - | 281 | - | 615 | PLFS 5 | July 2021- June 2022 | - | 54 | - | 362 | - | 584 | - | 111 | - | 288 | - | 601 | PLFS 6 | July 2022- June 2023 | - | 47 | - | 350 | - | 603 | - | 117 | - | 276 | - | 608 | Notes : PS : Principal status; ALL : Principal+Subsidiary Status Primary sector : Agriculture and allied activities Secondary sector : Mining and quarrying , Manufacturing, Electricity, water, etc. and Construction Tertiary sector : Trade, hotel and restaurant, Transport, storage and communication and Other services. Data on NSS rounds 38, 43, 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 relates to quinquennial rounds Sources : NSS 60th and 61st Round, Periodic Labour Force Survey Report (PLFS), National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. | |