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PLFS labour force participation, worker population ratio and unemployment rate for Kerala by sex, rural or urban, age and education, yearly and quarterly
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| geo_level | geo_code | geo_name | indicator_code | indicator | frequency_published | year_type | reference_year | quarter | sex | sector | age_group | weekly_status | education_level | value | unit | quality_issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | 32 | Kerala | LFPR | LFPR (Labour Force Participation Rate, in per cent) | Annually | Agriculture Year | 2017-18 | All | female | rural | 15 years and above | CWS | All | 24.2 | per cent | |
| state | 32 | Kerala |
Three rates from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) of MoSPI for Kerala: the labour force participation rate (LFPR), the worker population ratio (WPR) and the unemployment rate (UR), all in per cent. Each row is one rate for one sex, sector (rural, urban or both), age group, activity status and education level in one period. Three series sit side by side and are not additive: annual figures for the agriculture years 2017-18 to 2023-24, annual figures for the calendar years 2022 to 2025, and a quarterly series from 2018 to 2026 that is mostly urban, with rural and combined figures only for the latest quarters. Use it to follow Kerala's unemployment among young people or graduates, or the gap between men and women in participation.
| Column | Label | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
geo_level | Geography level | state: every row is the state of Kerala | |
geo_code | LGD code | Local Government Directory code of the state: 32 for Kerala | |
geo_name | Area | Name of the state in LGD spelling | |
indicator_code | Indicator code | Code PRI gives to the PLFS table the row comes from; the full name is in the Indicator column |
Please cite this dataset when you use it:
Policy and Research Initiative (2026). Labour force participation rate, worker population ratio and unemployment rate in Kerala by sex, sector, age group and education, 2017-18 to 2026 (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Original data: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India. /data/plfs-rates-kerala
| LFPR |
| LFPR (Labour Force Participation Rate, in per cent) |
| Annually |
| Agriculture Year |
| 2017-18 |
| All |
| female |
| rural |
| 15 years and above |
| PS+SS |
| 1.not literate |
| 18.0 |
| per cent |
| state | 32 | Kerala | LFPR | LFPR (Labour Force Participation Rate, in per cent) | Annually | Agriculture Year | 2017-18 | All | female | rural | 15 years and above | PS+SS | 2.literate & upto primary | 17.9 | per cent |
| state | 32 | Kerala | LFPR | LFPR (Labour Force Participation Rate, in per cent) | Annually | Agriculture Year | 2017-18 | All | female | rural | 15 years and above | PS+SS | 3.middle | 22.9 | per cent |
| state | 32 | Kerala | LFPR | LFPR (Labour Force Participation Rate, in per cent) | Annually | Agriculture Year | 2017-18 | All | female | rural | 15 years and above | PS+SS | 4.secondary | 19.5 | per cent |
indicator | Indicator | Name of the PLFS table as MoSPI publishes it on the portal, including the unit |
frequency_published | Frequency published | Whether the portal gives the estimate as an annual or a quarterly figure |
year_type | Year type | Time basis of the estimate: Agriculture Year (the July to June PLFS year, for example 2023-24), Calendar Year (from 2022) or Quarterly series (quarterly estimates, labelled by calendar year and quarter) |
reference_year | Year | Year of the estimate as the portal labels it: 2017-18 style for an agriculture year, 2022 style for a calendar year or a quarterly series |
quarter | Quarter | Quarter of the year (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec) for the quarterly series; All for a figure that covers the whole year |
sex | Sex | male, female, or person for males and females together |
sector | Sector | rural, urban, or rural + urban for the state as a whole |
age_group | Age group | Age group of the persons covered: All ages, 15 years and above, 15-29 years or 15-59 years |
weekly_status | Activity status | Reference period used for the person's activity: CWS is current weekly status (the 7 days before the survey) and PS+SS is usual status, principal plus subsidiary (the past 365 days); blank where the table does not give one |
education_level | Education level | General education level of the persons covered, numbered as the portal does (1 not literate to 8 post graduate and above, 9 secondary and above), or All |
value | Value | The estimate as published, in the unit given in the Unit column |
unit | Unit | Unit of the value: per cent, or rupees |
quality_issues | Quality note | PRI note on the row, blank when there is nothing to flag; for example a value the portal printed with a typing error and PRI left blank |
