Work & Labour in India 358 indicators covering work & labour for India. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 24.0% 2025 down 1.6% 177th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 25.8% 2025 up 3.5% 41st Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 29.6% 2025 up 11.5% 56th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 16.1% 2025 down 18.8% 40th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 15.7% 2025 down 7.1% 32nd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 9.4% 2025 down 13.5% 39th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 31.6% 2025 down 11.3% 20th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 25.1% 2025 up 22.7% 160th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 26.7% 2025 up 23.5% 170th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 21.2% 2025 up 24.8% 154th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 74.9% 2025 down 5.8% 28th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 73.3% 2025 down 6.5% 18th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 78.8% 2025 down 5.1% 34th Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.3% 2025 up 99.5% 101st Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.4% 2025 up 113.4% 91st Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.6% 2025 up 37.7% 167th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 16.1% 109th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 16.1% 109th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 71.6% 2025 down 8.1% 25th GDP per person employed 24,842 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 37.3% 121st Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.0% 44th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.0% 44th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year 2025 down 11.8% 83rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year 2025 down 11.8% 83rd GDP per employed person 24,842 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 37.3% 121st Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 4.91 2027 down 4.7% 8th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 4.91 2027 down 4.7% 8th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.1642 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.3% 14th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.1983 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.7% 16th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 102.75 2025 up 58.8% 151st Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 43.5% 2023 down 5.8% 33rd CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 2.4 2025 down 51.1% 112th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 34.01 2025 up 24.8% 174th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 34.01 2025 up 24.8% 174th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 34.01 2025 up 24.8% 174th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.19 units per square kilometre 2023 up 26.3% 16th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.19 units per square kilometre 2023 up 26.3% 16th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year 2023 up 179.3% 11th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 55.26 2025 up 3.4% 156th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.5% 2025 up 39.9% 113th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.6% 2025 up 49.7% 97th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.4% 2025 up 17.2% 120th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 61.92 2026 up 5.9% 9th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 61.92 2026 up 5.9% 9th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 7.93 2027 down 30.9% 124th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 7.93 2027 down 30.9% 124th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 27.81 million 2027 up 18.3% 2nd Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 27.15 2027 up 4.2% 71st Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 45.68 2027 down 7.2% 19th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.83 2027 down 8.2% 104th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 23,302 2027 up 17.1% 2nd Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 695,127 2027 up 18.3% 2nd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 24.52 2027 down 16.4% 57th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 62,191 2027 down 16.6% 1st Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.1% 2025 down 2.2% 42nd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 34.0% 2025 up 24.8% 174th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.3% 2025 up 3.4% 148th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 34.0% 2025 up 24.8% 174th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 34.0% 2025 up 24.8% 174th ← Previous Page 2 of 6 Next →