LFPR continued at nearly the same level

• Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Monthly Bulletin released by MoSPI / NSO for January 2026, showing overall LFPR for persons aged 15+ at 55.9%, broadly flat vs December 2025 (56.1%).
• Monthly bulletins were introduced after the revamped PLFS sampling design (effective Jan 2025) enabled all-India monthly estimates under Current Weekly Status (CWS).
• Critical for UPSC because labour-market indicators (LFPR, WPR, UR) feed directly into GS-III economy questions on employment, jobless growth, female labour-force participation, and India's demographic dividend.