Unemployment rate, PLFS 2025

Choropleth map of India by state: Unemployment rate, PLFS 2025. Unemployment rate ranges from 0.9 per cent in Gujarat to 10.0 per cent in Andaman and Nicobar. The India figure is 3.1 per cent.
Unemployment rate ranges from 0.9 per cent in Gujarat to 10.0 per cent in Andaman and Nicobar. The India figure is 3.1 per cent.
Policy implication
A low unemployment rate can mean people cannot afford to stay out of work, so it says little about the quality of jobs.
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Data vintage. The figures are for 2025 and have not been refreshed since this map was made.

Source: PLFS (MoSPI) (2025). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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