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Labour Force Participation Rate spikes to 55.8%
The Business Guardian
|February 12, 2026
The Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) among persons aged 15 years and above rose to 55.8 per cent during October-December 2025, up from 55.1 per cent in the previous quarter, according to the latest Quarterly Bulletin of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Wednesday.
The overall LFPR of female aged 15 years and above showed upward trend, increased to 34.9% in October-December, 2025 from 33.7% in the previous quarter, driven by increase in female LFPR in rural areas from 37.5% in the quarter July-September, 2025 to 39.4% in October-December, 2025. However, female LFPR in urban areas remained stable, it said.
This story is from the February 12, 2026 edition of The Business Guardian.
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