Labor and employment data for India, compiled by the International Labour Organization from sources including labor force surveys, censuses, and administrative records. The dataset is provided by the World Bank Group and was last updated on 2026-04-28. It covers concepts such as the supply of labor, employment, and unemployment, with specific exclusions like unpaid workers.
Use Cases
- Modeling labor supply dynamics based on the described inclusion of employed, unemployed, and first-time job-seekers.
- Analyzing formal employment trends using data from establishment censuses and administrative records mentioned in the description.
- Benchmarking social protection program coverage against labor market indicators for India.
Strengths
- Data originates from authoritative sources like the International Labour Organization and the World Bank.
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting flexible reuse with attribution.
- Last updated date is precisely recorded as 2026-04-28 03:44:31.435808.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group
- Collection Method
- Compiled by the ILO from labor force surveys, censuses, establishment censuses and surveys, and administrative records.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 03:44:31.435808; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- India