What share of Indians aged 15 and above are employed, quarter by quarter?
MoSPI · released 10 Aug 2026 · next due by 5 Dec 2026
| Period | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Apr–Jun 2026 | 51.7 |
| Jan–Mar 2026 | 52.8 |
| Oct–Dec 2025 | 53.1 |
| Jul–Sep 2025 | 52.2 |
| Apr–Jun 2025 | 52.0 |
Use in your answer
India's worker population ratio was 51.7% in Apr–Jun 2026 (persons aged 15 and above, current weekly status, quarterly bulletin), compared with 52.8% in Jan–Mar 2026. Source: MoSPI, Periodic Labour Force Survey, Quarterly Bulletin.
Cite as: Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), Quarterly Bulletin (NSO, MoSPI), Apr–Jun 2026
What this shows
- 51.7% of persons aged 15 and above were employed in April–June 2026, down from 52.8% in January–March 2026 and 52.0% in April–June 2025.
- 73.0% of men but only 31.3% of women aged 15 and above were working in April–June 2026; the rural ratio (54.2%) was well above the urban (46.8%).
- Among the 22 states in the bulletin, the ratio in April–June 2026 ranged from 39.8% in Delhi to 63.0% in Himachal Pradesh.
The latest figure, as people Apr–Jun 2026
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Source and method
What exactly is measured
Worker population ratio (WPR): the share of persons aged 15 and above who worked for at least an hour in the reference week, rural and urban India combined, in current weekly status (CWS), from the Periodic Labour Force Survey quarterly bulletin. PLFS changed its survey design in January 2025; only quarters on the new design, from April–June 2025, are shown, and they are not comparable with older usual-status or urban-only figures.
Employment rate by state
Worker population ratio: employed persons as a share of the population aged 15 and above, rural and urban combined, current weekly status. Source: MoSPI, Periodic Labour Force Survey, Quarterly Bulletin, Apr–Jun 2026.
How are the states spread?
7 of 22 states fall between 45% and 50%. Each column counts the states in one band of employment rate; the dashed line is the all-India figure.
Hover a column for the states in it. Bands are equal widths of the state figures, Apr–Jun 2026.
History: every published version
Each time the source changes this series we archive the full series as it stood, with an archived copy of the source, and never delete an old version. Each version has a permanent page you can cite. Recorded since 20 Oct 2026: 1 version.
No figure in this series has been revised since we began recording on 20 Oct 2026.
- 5 periods, latest Apr–Jun 2026: 51.7% · first snapshotArchived source
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Release notes (1)
- 51.7%Apr–Jun 2026, quarterly bulletin
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