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Female labour force participation rises to 34.9 pc; unemployment rate declines in Q3FY26
The Statesman Delhi
|February 12, 2026
India’s labour market showed positive momentum in the October-December 2025 quarter, with a rise in female labour force participation, an increase in overall workforce participation, and a decline in unemployment rates, according to government data released on Wednesday.
The overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for persons aged 15 years and above increased to 55.8 per cent during October-December 2025, up from 55.1 per cent in the previous quarter. Rural LFPR rose to 58.4 per cent, while urban participation remained broadly stable during the period, said the latest Quarterly Bulletin of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
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