PERIODIC LABOUR FORCE SURVEY (PLFS) MONTHLY BULLETIN April, 2026

• Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) is India's flagship household survey on employment/unemployment, conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) under Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
• From January 2025, PLFS shifted to a monthly release cycle with a revamped rotational panel design, replacing the earlier quarterly (urban) + annual cadence — making month-on-month labour tracking possible for the first time.
• The April 2026 bulletin shows Urban WPR stable, Urban Female UR at a one-year low, but a marginal dip in overall LFPR — a mixed signal on labour market tightness ahead of the monsoon sowing season.