List of states and union territories of India by unemployment rate

This is a list of States of India of India ranked according to unemployment. The list is compiled from the Report on Fifth Annual Employment-Unemployment Survey (2015–16) from Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.[1]

Gujarat has the least unemployment rate among the Indian states, while Tripura has the highest unemployment rate. (Higher rank represents higher unemployment among the population). National average stands at 50.[1] Interactive map of below data is available here.[2]

Unemployment Rates 2015-16 (per 1000)[1]
RankStateTotalUrbanRural
1Tripura197172203
2Sikkim181168184
3Kerala125126125
4Himachal Pradesh10623117
5Assam9658150
6Arunachal Pradesh895293
7Nagaland8514169
8Jharkhand779473
9Uttar Pradesh746776
10Jammu and Kashmir723683
11Rajasthan714377
12Uttarakhand703281
13Goa6110155
14Punjab606259
14Bihar607459
16Manipur577049
17Odisha504751
India504951
18West Bengal495647
19Meghalaya4813428
20Haryana475743
21Madhya Pradesh434044
22Tamil Nadu423645
23Andhra Pradesh394438
24Mizoram304915
25Telangana286213
26Maharashtra212320
27Chhattisgarh196811
28Karnataka151913
29Gujarat9710

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Report on Fifth Annual Employment-Unemployment Survey (2015-16)" (PDF). Ministry of Labour and Employment. p. 120. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. "Map of Indian states ranked by unemployment".

Page 120 (Table 14, page 36 of Annexure iv) of Fifth Annual Employment-Unemployment Survey (2015–16) from Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. Source Link : http://labourbureaunew.gov.in/UserContent/EUS_5th_1.pdf

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