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title: "Indian States Ranked: Urban Unemployment Rate, 2023-24"
description: "Urban Unemployment Rate by State, 2023-24: all 31 states and UTs ranked, lower is better, with the official source. Top: Delhi 2.0%, Gujarat 2.3%."
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# Urban Unemployment Rate by State, 2023-24

Unemployment rate in towns and cities, usual status (adjusted), all persons, per cent, 2023-24, lower is better. All India: 5.1%. Source: [RBI, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 9](https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=23458), data: Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), NSO, MoSPI. The table gives the rate per 1,000 people in the labour force; shown here per 100 (per cent).

| Rank | State | Urban unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi | 2.0% |
| 2 | Gujarat | 2.3% |
| 3 | Madhya Pradesh | 2.8% |
| 4 | Sikkim | 3.0% |
| 5 | Tripura | 3.2% |
| 6 | West Bengal | 3.3% |
| 7 | Mizoram | 3.4% |
| 8 | Haryana | 4.0% |
| 9 | Tamil Nadu | 4.1% |
| 10 | Karnataka | 4.2% |
| 11 | Maharashtra | 5.2% |
| 12 | Punjab | 5.6% |
| 13 | Jharkhand | 5.8% |
| 13 | Uttarakhand | 5.8% |
| 15 | Andhra Pradesh | 5.9% |
| 16 | Puducherry | 6.5% |
| 17 | Kerala | 6.7% |
| 17 | Uttar Pradesh | 6.7% |
| 19 | Odisha | 6.8% |
| 20 | Bihar | 7.3% |
| 20 | Telangana | 7.3% |
| 22 | Assam | 7.4% |
| 23 | Manipur | 7.5% |
| 24 | Chhattisgarh | 7.6% |
| 25 | Rajasthan | 7.7% |
| 26 | Goa | 8.2% |
| 27 | Himachal Pradesh | 9.0% |
| 28 | Nagaland | 11.3% |
| 29 | Jammu and Kashmir | 11.4% |
| 30 | Arunachal Pradesh | 12.8% |
| 31 | Meghalaya | 14.0% |