Often facing flak for the low participation of women in the labour force despite decent economic growth, the government has set a target to increase the female labour force participation rate (F-LFPR) to 35% by 2030. As of September this year, the rate, across the country, was 26.2% for women of all ages, measured in the current weekly status (CWS) mode. LFPR is defined as the percentage of persons in the labour force, either working, seeking or available for work, in the population. In the CWS, the activity status is determined based on the seven days prior to the survey date.