[1/n]. #WorkerPopulationRatio according to usual status (ps+ss) among urban males (age group 15-59 years) fell from 74.2% in 2017-18 to 73.7% in 2018-19 i.e. a decline by 0.5 %age points. 
[2/n]. In other words, it means #ProportionUnemployed went up from 25.8% to 26.3% between those two years for urban males.
[3/n]. Overall #WPR for age group 15-59 years according to #usualstatus (ps+ss) was 50.3% in 2018-19 -- 75.1% for males and 25.0% for females. In 2017-18, overall WPR was 49.5% -- 74.9% for males and 23.8% for females. #PLFS
[4/n]. Source: Annual Report #PeriodicLabourForceSurvey 2018-19 - bit.ly/31nraZ0 , bit.ly/383ZSbo , and
Annual Report #PLFS 2017-18 - bit.ly/3g7hqGf , bit.ly/3i4ENSN
Annual Report #PLFS 2017-18 - bit.ly/3g7hqGf , bit.ly/3i4ENSN
[5/n]. For conceptual clarity, read the 2 articles below:
a.Which one is a better indicator for depicting the problem of joblessness --Proportion Unemployed or #UnemploymentRate? bit.ly/2YB2tGz
b.The Dramatic Increase in the Unemployment Rate, bit.ly/3eGTxp0
a.Which one is a better indicator for depicting the problem of joblessness --Proportion Unemployed or #UnemploymentRate? bit.ly/2YB2tGz
b.The Dramatic Increase in the Unemployment Rate, bit.ly/3eGTxp0
