In the case of women, the pattern is reversed with currently married women having the lowest participation rates as a good percentage of them tend to be homemakers instead of in the labour market. Widowed/ divorced women, however, are compelled to get into the labour force for their survival and thus have the highest rates of LFPRs. The decline in the LFPRs of women between 1999-2000 and 2011-2012 was the highest among currently married women. Thereare significant variations in the pattern of women's LFPRs due to changes in age and marital status.