Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS): Recently, the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report for January–December 2024 has been released, presenting key employment-unemployment indicators across rural and urban areas in both Usual Status (ps+ss) and Current Weekly Status (CWS).

• About PLFS: Launchedby the National Statistics Office (NSO) on April 2017.

o Objective: Estimate key indicators (LFPR, WPR, UR) in a short time interval of 3 months for urban areas using Current Weekly Status (CWS).

o Estimate employment and unemployment indicators in both rural and urban areas annually in Usual Status (ps+ss) and CWS.

• Key Indicators – Definitions:

o Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR): % of persons in labour force in the population.

o Worker Population Ratio (WPR): % of employed persons in the population.

o Unemployment Rate (UR): % of unemployed persons among labour force.