Unemployment Types and Measurement
Updated 5 Mar 2026
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- LFPR = Labour Force / Working Age Population × 100
- WPR = Employed / Working Age Population × 100
- Unemployment Rate = Unemployed / Labour Force × 100
- PLFS: Annual (rural), Quarterly (urban)
- Disguised unemployment: Zero marginal productivity
- Article 41: Right to work (DPSP)
- NSSO discontinued after 2011-12, replaced by PLFS
- Current Weekly Status: 7 days reference period