#Employment

India’s Labour Force Participation: What The Data Really Shows

If India’s survey says women’s participation is around forty-one to forty-two percent but the World Bank puts it near thirty-three percent, which number should guide policy on childcare and transport? Why did roughly two-thirds of working women show up as self-employed in the latest survey tables—and what does that mean for wages and social security? If urban participation nudged past fifty percent while female unemployment fell year-on-year, which city-level changes made the biggest difference?