Labour Force Participation Rate (Total)

Percentage of the working-age population either employed or actively seeking work. A fundamental measure of labour market engagement.

%Source: MoSPI PLFS ↗Data year: 2021↑ Higher is betterWeight: 1.2x

State Rankings — Labour Force Participation Rate (Total)

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#	State / UT	Value	Score	Tier
1	Meghalaya	76.1%	100.0	Champion
2	Sikkim	75.7%	99.6	Champion
3	Himachal Pradesh	74.4%	95.0	Champion
4	Arunachal Pradesh	73.0%	90.0	Champion
5	Nagaland	71.8%	85.8	Champion
6	Chhattisgarh	71.5%	84.7	Champion
7	Madhya Pradesh	68.9%	75.5	Champion
8	Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu(UT)	66.6%	67.4	Contender
9	Andaman & Nicobar Islands(UT)	65.7%	64.2	Contender
10	Odisha	64.9%	61.4	Contender
11	Gujarat	64.6%	60.4	Contender
12	Assam	63.8%	57.5	Rising
13	Jharkhand	63.8%	57.5	Rising
14	Ladakh(UT)	62.5%	52.9	Rising
15	Telangana	60.3%	45.2	Rising
16	Jammu & Kashmir(UT)	59.7%	43.0	Developing
17	Manipur	59.6%	42.7	Developing
18	Maharashtra	57.5%	35.3	Developing
19	West Bengal	57.3%	34.6	Developing
20	Andhra Pradesh	57.0%	33.5	Developing
21	Kerala	56.2%	30.7	Developing
22	Uttarakhand	56.0%	30.0	Developing
23	Rajasthan	55.8%	29.3	Developing
24	Tamil Nadu	55.3%	27.5	Developing
25	Karnataka	55.1%	26.8	Developing
26	Chandigarh(UT)	54.6%	25.0	Developing
27	Tripura	54.6%	25.0	Developing
28	Mizoram	54.2%	23.6	Developing
29	Punjab	53.5%	21.1	Developing
30	Bihar	53.2%	20.1	Developing
31	Puducherry(UT)	51.2%	13.0	Developing
32	Uttar Pradesh	51.2%	13.0	Developing
33	Goa	50.6%	10.9	Developing
34	Haryana	48.1%	2.0	Developing
35	Lakshadweep(UT)	48.0%	1.7	Developing
36	Delhi(UT)	46.4%	0.0	Developing