Under the new PLFS design, the sample size increased to 2,72,304 households, marking a 2.65-fold increase in households covering by December 2024. “The enhanced sample size is expected to provide reliable estimates of reliable labor market indicators with improved accuracy,” said the Bureau of Statistics and Program Implementation Department.
The new sample designs will also cover areas as they have become the main geographical units for selecting phase one units within state or union territory in rural and urban areas. In the rest, the NSS area has become the main unit. “This will ensure sample observations for most regions in the PLFS sample, which will increase the representation of the estimated values generated,” Mospi said. The new monthly announcement will cover employment indicators such as labor force participation, worker population ratio and unemployment based on the current weekly situation (CWS) approach.
