Quoting the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), Rameswar Teli, the Labour and Employment Minister of State, announced that the country has witnessed an increase in employment. Answering a member of the congress over an unemployment study, the minister further stated that the PLFS report is the officially trusted source that indicated an upward trend in employment over the past year. The estimated Work Population Ratio (WPR) for persons aged 15 and above was 47.3%, 50.9% and 52.6% during the years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21, respectively, indicating the increasing trend in employment.
Published Date: 28/7/2022
Source Economic Times
