Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report, 2025 [January, 2025 – December, 2025]

• PLFS is India's flagship household survey on labour force, employment & unemployment, conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) under MoSPI.
• The Annual Report 2025 is the first PLFS report based on the calendar year (Jan–Dec 2025) after the survey cycle was shifted from the agricultural year (Jul–Jun) to align with international practice.
• Headline reading: labour market indicators broadly stable; modest gains in regular wage employment, educated unemployment & urban female unemployment.