FIGURE 2

Gender gap in labour force participation rates (LFPR), by region and state, 2022-23

LFPR pertains to the working age population (15-59 years) and by current weekly status. The gaps denote difference in percentage points

Total
India
+48
Female LFPR|
Male LFPR|
North-east
Assam
+74.8
Tripura
+43.1
Manipur
+41.1
Mizoram
+24.3
Arunachal Pradesh
+19
Nagaland
+19
Meghalaya
+18.1
Sikkim
+13.7
North
Haryana
+57.4
Punjab
+53.2
Rajasthan
+38
Himachal Pradesh
+14.9
East
Bihar
+55.8
West Bengal
+53.3
Jharkhand
+48
Odisha
+46.2
Central
Uttar Pradesh
+54
Madhya Pradesh
+50.1
Uttarakhand
+42.5
Chhattisgarh
+34.7
West
Goa
+49.6
Gujarat
+43.9
Maharashtra
+39
South
Karnataka
+42.2
Kerala
+41.6
Tamil Nadu
+39.8
Andhra Pradesh
+37.4
Telengana
+33.8