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Government Proposes PLFS Methodology Changes from January 2027

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Date24 October 2026 (Saturday)
Time1:32 PM
Topic / MinistryCurrent Affairs
LanguageEnglish
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The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), through the National Statistics Office (NSO), has proposed changes to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (P

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