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Labour Force Participation Rate

Share of the population (all ages) classified as in the labour force (either working or actively seeking work), under the usual status (principal + subsidiary) concept.

Tamil Nadu, latest

50.6%

2023-24

Change

+28.1%

2011-12 → 2023-24

Rank vs compared states

#3 of 5

TN vs MH, KA, GJ, UP · higher is better

Tamil Nadu's LFPR is 50.6% (2023-24), up +28.1% since 2011-12. It ranks #3 of 5 compared states (higher is better).

Read this number carefully

  • Series break at 2017-18: Source switched from NSS Quinquennial EUS (68th round, 2011-12) to the continuous PLFS. Sample design and reference period definitions differ; the 2011-12 point is a one-off benchmark and should not be trend-compared to PLFS values without caveats.. Values before and after are not directly comparable.
Source Official National Statistical Office (NSO), MoSPI Coverage 2011-12 – 2023-24 Sources & methodology ↓
LFPR · 2011-12 – 2023-24

Tamil Nadu's LFPR rose from 39.5% (2011-12) to 50.6% (2023-24).

39.5% 50.6% 2011-12 2017-18 2023-24

Source: National Statistical Office (NSO), MoSPI

Compare with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
2011-12 2020-21 2023-24
  1. 1 KA Karnataka 55.6% 2023-24
  2. 2 GJ Gujarat 50.7% 2023-24
  3. 3 TN Tamil Nadu 50.6% 2023-24
  4. 4 MH Maharashtra 48.1% 2023-24
  5. 5 UP Uttar Pradesh 45.5% 2023-24

Tamil Nadu highlighted. Each row shows that state's value and the year it is from — compare like years with care.

Where this data comes from

The provenance of every value above and how to cite it.

Source provenance

Observations come from 2 distinct sources, segmented below by period.

  1. FY12

    ↗

    National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), MoSPI

    NSS 68th Round Employment & Unemployment Survey (2011-12)

    5 observations across 5 states · Tier 2

  2. FY18 → FY24

    Primary ↗

    National Statistical Office (NSO), MoSPI

    PLFS Annual Report 2023-24

    35 observations across 5 states · Tier 2

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Methodology & notes

PLFS Annual Report estimates, usual status (ps+ss), all ages, total (rural+urban). PLFS years are July–June; '2023-24' refers to July 2023 – June 2024. LFPR = (employed + unemployed) ÷ population × 100.

Known series breaks

  • 2017-18: Source switched from NSS Quinquennial EUS (68th round, 2011-12) to the continuous PLFS. Sample design and reference period definitions differ; the 2011-12 point is a one-off benchmark and should not be trend-compared to PLFS values without caveats.

Alternate sources tracked

  • · National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), MoSPI (NSS Employment & Unemployment Survey (Quinquennial))

All values

Every observation, by state and period. Newest first.

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Tamil Nadu

  • FY24 2023-24 50.6%
  • FY23 2022-23 49.0%
  • FY22 2021-22 47.5%
  • FY21 2020-21 45.9%
  • FY20 2019-20 43.5%
  • FY19 2018-19 41.2%
  • FY18 2017-18 39.1%
  • FY12 2011-12 39.5%
Maharashtra 8 values
  • FY24 2023-24 48.1%
  • FY23 2022-23 46.5%
  • FY22 2021-22 45.1%
  • FY21 2020-21 44.7%
  • FY20 2019-20 42.5%
  • FY19 2018-19 40.4%
  • FY18 2017-18 38.4%
  • FY12 2011-12 38.5%
Karnataka 8 values
  • FY24 2023-24 55.6%
  • FY23 2022-23 53.5%
  • FY22 2021-22 50.0%
  • FY21 2020-21 47.6%
  • FY20 2019-20 45.3%
  • FY19 2018-19 43.9%
  • FY18 2017-18 42.5%
  • FY12 2011-12 39.0%
Gujarat 8 values
  • FY24 2023-24 50.7%
  • FY23 2022-23 48.0%
  • FY22 2021-22 46.8%
  • FY21 2020-21 45.5%
  • FY20 2019-20 44.0%
  • FY19 2018-19 42.3%
  • FY18 2017-18 40.6%
  • FY12 2011-12 39.0%
Uttar Pradesh 8 values
  • FY24 2023-24 45.5%
  • FY23 2022-23 43.8%
  • FY22 2021-22 41.0%
  • FY21 2020-21 39.1%
  • FY20 2019-20 35.7%
  • FY19 2018-19 33.2%
  • FY18 2017-18 31.5%
  • FY12 2011-12 32.0%

Cross-state comparison (FY24)

Sorted high → low. Tamil Nadu highlighted.