{
  "id": 2926003,
  "title": "The rural-urban divide in female labour force participation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/the-rural-urban-divide-in-female-labour-force-participation",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-24T02:49:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/data/the-rural-urban-divide-in-female-labour-force-participation/article71381696.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2025 has revealed a significant increase in the Female Labour Force Participation rate (FLFPR) since the COVID-19 pandemic, with rural areas experiencing more pronounced growth than urban areas. While the overall FLFPR for those aged 15 years and above increased from 30% in 2019-20 to 40% in 2025, the rural FLFPR saw a more substantial rise from 33% to 45.9%, compared to an increase from 23.3% to 27.7% in urban areas. This disparity highlights the need for a more granular, State-level analysis to understand how individual States have performed since the pandemic.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}