Change in monthly earnings during pandemic India 2020, by employment type

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Manya Rathore,
Jul 9, 2025
In the year 2020, self-employed individuals across India faced an ** percent decline in their monthly income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. In comparison, the type of employees who were least affected during this period were permanent salaried workers whose monthly earnings reduced marginally by **** percent. Nonetheless, the monthly earnings across all employment categories dropped during the pandemic in 2020.
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers' monthly wages in India in 2020, by employment type

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Release date

May 2021

Region

India

Survey time period

September to October of 2019 and 2020

Number of respondents

170,000+

Special properties

Urban and rural households

Method of interview

Panel survey

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