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Unemployment Rate

Percentage of the labour force that is without work but actively seeking employment. A core measure of job scarcity.

%Source: MoSPI PLFS ↗Data year: 2021↓ Lower is betterWeight: 1.5x

State Rankings — Unemployment Rate

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Score Distribution

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Full Rankings

#State / UTValueScoreTier
1Madhya Pradesh1.0%100.0Champion
2Gujarat1.1%99.8Champion
3Jharkhand1.3%98.2Champion
4Tripura1.7%95.0Champion
5Delhi(UT)2.1%91.9Champion
6Sikkim2.2%91.1Champion
7West Bengal2.2%91.1Champion
8Mizoram2.3%90.3Champion
9Chhattisgarh2.5%88.7Champion
10Bihar3.0%84.8Champion
11Karnataka3.1%84.0Champion
12Odisha3.1%84.0Champion
13Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu(UT)3.2%83.2Champion
14Uttar Pradesh3.7%79.3Champion
15Telangana4.4%73.7Contender
16Uttarakhand4.5%73.0Contender
17Haryana4.8%70.6Contender
18Maharashtra5.0%69.0Contender
19Ladakh(UT)5.1%68.2Contender
20Assam5.2%67.4Contender
21Himachal Pradesh5.5%65.1Contender
22Arunachal Pradesh6.1%60.3Contender
23Manipur6.1%60.3Contender
24Punjab6.1%60.3Contender
25Meghalaya6.3%58.8Rising
26Kerala7.2%51.7Rising
27Rajasthan7.3%50.9Rising
28Jammu & Kashmir(UT)7.4%50.1Rising
29Nagaland7.6%48.5Rising
30Puducherry(UT)7.6%48.5Rising
31Tamil Nadu7.9%46.1Rising
32Andhra Pradesh8.0%45.4Rising
33Goa8.7%39.8Developing
34Chandigarh(UT)9.8%31.1Developing
35Andaman & Nicobar Islands(UT)11.8%15.4Developing
36Lakshadweep(UT)18.3%0.0Developing