List of states and union territories of India by unemployment rate

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.

Chhattisgarh has the least unemployment rate among the Indian states, while Rajasthan has the highest unemployment rate. (Higher rank represents higher unemployment among the population). The national average stands at 6.4 percent.

Unemployment rate by States and Union territory (CMIE Data) +(As of September 2022)State or union territoryUnemployment rate (%)Andhra Pradesh4.8Arunachal Pradesh18.3Assam10.4Bihar11.4Chhattisgarh10.1Delhi9.6Goa10.9Gujarat3.9Haryana22.9Himachal Pradesh9.2Jammu and Kashmir23.2Jharkhand12.2Karnataka10.65Kerala5.8Madhya Pradesh0.9Maharashtra4.3Meghalaya12.3Mizoram NANagaland NAOdisha15.9Puducherry7.3Punjab7.0Rajasthan23.8Sikkim NATamil Nadu4.1Telangana8.3Tripura17.0Uttar Pradesh24.0Uttarakhand0.5West Bengal3.3

Unemployment rate every month +MonthIndiaUrbanRuralFeb 20237.457.937.23Jan 20237.148.556.48Dec 20228.308.967.61Nov 20228.008.967.61Oct 20227.927.348.19Sept 20226.437.705.84Aug 20228.289.577.68July 20226.838.226.17June 20227.837.328.07May 20227.148.246.63Apr 20227.839.227.18Mar 20227.578.287.24Feb 20228.117.578.37Jan 20226.568.145.83Dec 20217.919.307.23Nov 20216.978.206.41Oct 20217.747.377.91

See also Unemployment in India Unemployment in Kerala

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