This is a list of states of India ranked according to unemployment. List may be vary.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]
Tripura has the highest unemployment rate and ranks worst. National average stands at 50.[1] Interactive map of below data is available here.[2]
| Unemployment Rates 2015-16 (per 1000) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | State | Total | Urban | Rural |
| 1 | Tripura | 1 | 172 | 203 |
| 2 | Sikkim | 181 | 168 | 184 |
| 3 | Delhi | 125 | 126 | 125 |
| 4 | Himachal Pradesh | 106 | 23 | 117 |
| 5 | Goa | 96 | 58 | 150 |
| 6 | Arunachal Pradesh | 89 | 52 | 93 |
| 7 | Nagaland | 85 | 141 | 69 |
| 8 | Jharkhand | 77 | 94 | 73 |
| 9 | Uttar Pradesh | 74 | 67 | 76 |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | 72 | 36 | 83 |
| 11 | Rajasthan | 71 | 43 | 77 |
| 12 | Uttarakhand | 70 | 32 | 81 |
| 13 | Assam | 61 | 101 | 55 |
| 14 | Punjab | 60 | 62 | 59 |
| 14 | Bihar | 60 | 74 | 59 |
| 16 | Manipur | 57 | 70 | 49 |
| 17 | Odisha | 50 | 47 | 51 |
| 18 | West Bengal | 49 | 56 | 47 |
| 19 | Meghalaya | 48 | 134 | 28 |
| 20 | Haryana | 47 | 39 | 53 |
| 21 | Madhya Pradesh | 43 | 40 | 44 |
| 22 | Tamil Nadu | 42 | 36 | 45 |
| 23 | Andhra Pradesh | 39 | 44 | 38 |
| 24 | Mizoram | 30 | 49 | 15 |
| 25 | Telangana | 28 | 62 | 13 |
| 26 | Maharashtra | 21 | 23 | 20 |
| 27 | Chhattisgarh | 19 | 68 | 11 |
| 28 | Gujarat | 15 | 19 | 13 |
| 29 | Kerala | 9 | 7 | 10 |