COVID-19 impact on labor participation rate in India 2020-2022

The labor participation rate was most impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown in India dropping to around 35 percent in April 2020, as many lost their employment in that time. However, the participation rate appeared to gradually stabilize at roughly 40 percent by April 2022. Moreover, the labor participation rate dipped slightly between April and June 2021 much like the previous year, due to yet another lockdown being implemented in anticipation of the second wave of the pandemic.

印度劳动参与率在新冠疫情（COVID-19）封锁期间遭受重创，于2020年4月降至约35%，众多劳动者在此期间失去了工作。然而，至2022年4月，劳动参与率似乎逐渐稳定在约40%的水平。此外，与上年同期相似，2021年4月至6月间劳动参与率略有下降，此现象系因预见到疫情第二波可能到来而再次实施封锁措施所致。