MONTHLY BULLETIN OF PERIODIC LABOUR FORCE SURVEY (PLFS)

• PLFS Monthly Bulletin is a high-frequency labour-market release by the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) giving all-India LFPR, WPR and UR estimates on the Current Weekly Status (CWS) basis.
• Operational since April 2025 after PLFS was revamped in January 2025; a major upgrade from the earlier quarterly (urban-only) + annual cycle.
• UPSC relevance: GS-III (employment indicators, data architecture), GS-II (governance/statistical reforms), prelims-friendly definitions of LFPR/WPR/UR/CWS/Usual Status.