List of states and union territories of India by unemployment rate

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This is a list of States and union territories of India ranked according to unemployment rate. The list is compiled from the Report on Periodic Labour Force Survey (2018–19) released by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.[1]

Meghalaya has the least unemployment rate among the Indian states, while Haryana has the highest unemployment rate. (Higher rank represents higher unemployment among the population). The national average stands at 8.8 percent.[1]

Unemployment rate by States and Union territory(CMIE Data)[2][edit]

(As of March 2022)
State or union territory Unemployment rate (%)
Andhra Pradesh 9.16
Assam 7.69
Bihar 14.45
Chhattisgarh 0.63
Delhi 8.86
Goa 11.7
Gujarat 1.80
Haryana 26.72
Himachal Pradesh 12.06
Jammu and Kashmir 25.1
Jharkhand 14.48
Karnataka 1.84
Kerala 6.74
Madhya Pradesh 1.43
Maharashtra 4.01
Meghalaya 1.79
Nagaland 18.8
Odisha 9.67
Puducherry 4.22
Punjab 6.95
Rajasthan 24.96
Sikkim 10.0
Tamil Nadu 4.13
Telangana 6.75
Tripura 14.08
Uttar Pradesh 4.36
Uttarakhand 3.51
West Bengal 5.57

Unemployment rate every month[1][edit]

Month India Urban Rural
Jul 2021 6.95 8.30 6.34
Jun 2021 9.17 10.07 8.75
May 2021 11.90 14.73 10.6
Apr 2021 7.97 9.78 7.13
Mar 2021 6.50 7.27 6.15
Feb 2021 6.89 6.99 6.85
Jan 2021 6.52 8.09 5.81
Dec 2020 9.06 8.84 9.15
Nov 2020 6.51 7.07 6.26
Oct 2020 6.98 7.15 6.90
Sep 2020 6.67 8.45 5.86
Aug 2020 8.35 9.83 7.65
Jul 2020 7.40 9.37 6.51

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Unemployment in year 2020 , November".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. https://unemploymentinindia.cmie.com/