Female LFPR and WPR recorded a yearly high in December, 2025 Overall Unemployment Rate broadly stable

• Monthly PLFS Bulletin released by MoSPI giving Current Weekly Status (CWS) estimates of LFPR, WPR, UR for persons aged 15+ for December 2025.
• Headline read: Female LFPR (35.3%) and WPR hit a yearly high; overall UR "broadly stable" at 4.8%.
• Relevant for UPSC because PLFS is the official source of labour-market indicators in India and was methodologically revamped from January 2025 to allow monthly rural+urban estimates.