Retreat of female labour participation

The age-wise distribution of the labour force participation rate looks like an inverted U. At a young age (15 to 19 years), very few people seek employment. This is understandable. Most are still likely studying.  According to the January-April 2022 Wave of Consumer Pyramids Household Survey, only 4.2 per cent of this age group sought employment.  Agniveers are chosen largely from this age bracket.  

The proportion of population that seeks employment, i.e. the labour participation rate, rises rapidly with age. About 34 per cent of people in the age group 20-24 years sought employment during the January-April 2022 period. Then,