Bhubaneswar, Feb. 23 -- Odisha has outperformed the national average, achieving substantially higher levels of labour force participation with the state showing improvement in key employment indicators, particularly in terms of labour force participation rate and worker population ratio, the Odisha Economic Survey (OES), 2025-26 pointed out.
Between 2022 and 2024, the state recorded a significant increase in its labour force participation rate (LFPR), rising from 58.1 per cent to 64.5 per cent, an increase of around 6.5 percentage point. Over the same period, the national LFPR increased from 56.1 per cent to 59.6 per cent, reflecting a rise of 3.5 percentage point, OEC stated.
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