Self-Employment Share
Percentage of workforce that is self-employed. High self-employment often indicates limited formal job opportunities.
State Rankings — Self-Employment Share
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Score Distribution
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Full Rankings
| # | State / UT | Value | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puducherry(UT) | 21.5% | 100.0 | Champion |
| 2 | Chandigarh(UT) | 22.3% | 99.6 | Champion |
| 3 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu(UT) | 27.2% | 90.1 | Champion |
| 4 | Lakshadweep(UT) | 31.9% | 81.1 | Champion |
| 5 | Goa | 34.6% | 75.8 | Champion |
| 6 | Tamil Nadu | 35.8% | 73.5 | Contender |
| 7 | Delhi(UT) | 38.0% | 69.3 | Contender |
| 8 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands(UT) | 40.3% | 64.9 | Contender |
| 9 | Kerala | 40.3% | 64.9 | Contender |
| 10 | Maharashtra | 46.9% | 52.2 | Rising |
| 11 | Haryana | 47.5% | 51.1 | Rising |
| 12 | Punjab | 47.6% | 50.8 | Rising |
| 13 | Andhra Pradesh | 48.5% | 49.0 | Rising |
| 14 | Karnataka | 50.4% | 45.5 | Rising |
| 15 | Telangana | 51.9% | 42.6 | Developing |
| 16 | Meghalaya | 53.3% | 39.9 | Developing |
| 17 | West Bengal | 56.1% | 34.4 | Developing |
| 18 | Gujarat | 56.2% | 34.4 | Developing |
| 19 | Uttarakhand | 57.4% | 32.1 | Developing |
| 20 | Assam | 59.6% | 27.7 | Developing |
| 21 | Sikkim | 60.4% | 26.4 | Developing |
| 22 | Odisha | 62.0% | 23.2 | Developing |
| 23 | Chhattisgarh | 63.1% | 21.1 | Developing |
| 24 | Jharkhand | 63.3% | 20.7 | Developing |
| 25 | Himachal Pradesh | 64.0% | 19.3 | Developing |
| 26 | Tripura | 64.0% | 19.3 | Developing |
| 27 | Jammu & Kashmir(UT) | 64.2% | 19.0 | Developing |
| 28 | Ladakh(UT) | 65.2% | 17.1 | Developing |
| 29 | Nagaland | 65.6% | 16.2 | Developing |
| 30 | Rajasthan | 66.8% | 14.0 | Developing |
| 31 | Bihar | 67.2% | 13.1 | Developing |
| 32 | Madhya Pradesh | 67.8% | 11.9 | Developing |
| 33 | Mizoram | 68.6% | 10.6 | Developing |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 72.0% | 4.0 | Developing |
| 35 | Manipur | 72.5% | 3.0 | Developing |
| 36 | Arunachal Pradesh | 77.7% | 0.0 | Developing |