Unemployed persons (LFS)
Unemployed persons in Pakistan and each province, by sex (Labour Force Survey). Unemployed persons (LFS). Labour Force Survey, Pakistan and provinces (dimension province; absent = Pakistan), by sex, under the 19th ICLS (current) or 13th ICLS (older, comparable) definition (dimension standard).
Latest values · 30 Jun 2025 (sex: all, standard: 19th ICLS)
| Area | million |
|---|---|
| Pakistan | 5.90 |
| Punjab | 3.50 |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1.20 |
| Sindh | 1.00 |
| Balochistan | 0.20 |
every row via /v1/series/regional.lfs.unemployed?dims=… with a free key.
About this series
Unemployed persons in Pakistan and each province, by sex (Labour Force Survey). Unemployed persons (LFS). Labour Force Survey, Pakistan and provinces (dimension province; absent = Pakistan), by sex, under the 19th ICLS (current) or 13th ICLS (older, comparable) definition (dimension standard).
Use cases
- Chart unemployed persons (lfs) and its full history in a dashboard or research note
- Size a market district by district with unemployed persons (lfs)
- Compare provinces and districts on unemployed persons (lfs)
- Pull unemployed persons (lfs) into your stack as JSON or CSV
Who uses this
- Development researcher
- Market-sizing / retail planner
- Policy analyst
- Journalist
Metadata
| Series ID | regional.lfs.unemployed |
|---|---|
| Source | PBS |
| Unit | million |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First observation | 30 Jun 2021 |
| Last observation | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Tier | basic |
Fetch it
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
"https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/regional.lfs.unemployed"JSON by default; add ?format=csv for CSV, from/to to filter dates, or transform=yoy|mom|pct_change|3ma|index for server-side transforms. See the series endpoint docs and pricing.
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FAQ
What is Unemployed persons (LFS)?
Unemployed persons in Pakistan and each province, by sex (Labour Force Survey). Unemployed persons (LFS). Labour Force Survey, Pakistan and provinces (dimension province; absent = Pakistan), by sex, under the 19th ICLS (current) or 13th ICLS (older, comparable) definition (dimension standard).
Does PakDataHub have Pakistan provincial and district data on Unemployed persons (LFS)?
Yes. Unemployed persons (LFS) is an official Pakistan provincial and district time series (annual, from PBS) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2021 to 2025. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/regional.lfs.unemployed, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).
How far back does Unemployed persons (LFS) go?
PakDataHub carries Unemployed persons (LFS) covering 2021 to 2025, updated on a annual basis from PBS.
How do I get Unemployed persons (LFS) via the API?
Call GET /v1/series/regional.lfs.unemployed with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.