The National Statistical Office(NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the Quarterly Bulletin for the period January- March, 2019, presenting estimates of labour force indicators, for urban areas.

2.        Some important findings of the bulletin, based on the response of the households, are presented in the following paragraphs:

2.1      Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) in Current Weekly Status for all ages    is estimated as 36% in the urban areas during January-March 2019 as compared to 35.6% during April- June 2018.

1. 2. LFPR in Current Weekly Status for all ages among males has been estimated as 56.2% in the urban areas during January-March 2019 as compared to 56% during April- June 2018.

1. 3. LFPR in Current Weekly Status for all ages among females has been estimated as 15% in the urban areas during January-March 2019 as compared to 14.6% during April- June 2018.

1. 4. Unemployment Rate (UR) in current weekly status in urban areas for all ages has been estimated as 9.3% during January-March 2019 as compared to 9.8% during April- June 2018.

1. 5. UR in current weekly status in urban areas for all ages among males has been estimated as 8.7% during January-March 2019 as compared to 9% during April- June 2018.

1. 6. UR in current weekly status in urban areas for all ages among females has been estimated as 11.6% during January-March 2019 as compared to 12.8% during April- June 2018.

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