Gujarat ranks 4th lowest in unemployment rates across all age groups

July 29, 2024
Gujarat

Delhi: Gujarat is among the states with the lowest unemployment rates, ranking 4th from the bottom across all age groups for 2022-23. Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Labour and Employment shared the information on unemployment rates in India in a written response to Lok Sabha today. 

Gujarat reported unemployment rates of 5.1% for those aged 15-29 years, 1.8% for the 15-59 years group, and 1.7% for those aged 15 years and above. This position reflects relatively lower unemployment compared to many other states in India.

Gujarat’s unemployment rate of 5.1% for the 15-29 years age group is lower than Delhi’s 6.1%, Maharashtra’s 10.9%, Karnataka’s 8.5%, and much lower than Andhra Pradesh’s 15.7%. For the 15-59 years age group, Gujarat’s unemployment rate of 1.8% is lower than Delhi’s 2.0%, Maharashtra’s 3.4%, Karnataka’s 2.6%, and Andhra Pradesh’s 4.4%. Among those aged 15 years and above, Gujarat’s rate of 1.7% is lower than Delhi’s 1.9%, Maharashtra’s 3.1%, Karnataka’s 2.4%, and Andhra Pradesh’s 4.1%.

Here is the detailed table of unemployment rates for various states and union territories during 2022-23:

S.

No.

States/UTs

2022-23

15-29 years

15-59 years

15 years & above

1

Andhra Pradesh

15.7

4.4

4.1

2

Arunachal Pradesh

17.6

5.1

4.8

3

Assam

4.3

1.7

1.7

4

Bihar

13.9

4.3

3.9

5

Chhattisgarh

7.1

2.7

2.4

6

Delhi

6.1

2.0

1.9

7

Goa

27.4

10.0

9.7

8

Gujarat

5.1

1.8

1.7

9

Haryana

17.5

6.4

6.1

10

Himachal Pradesh

12.5

5.0

4.3

11

Jharkhand

4.7

1.8

1.7

12

Karnataka

8.5

2.6

2.4

13

Kerala

28.7

8.4

7.0

14

Madhya Pradesh

4.4

1.7

1.6

15

Maharashtra

10.9

3.4

3.1

16

Manipur

19.7

5.0

4.7

17

Meghalaya

18.0

6.2

6.0

18

Mizoram

11.9

2.3

2.2

19

Nagaland

18.5

4.6

4.3

20

Odisha

13.8

4.3

3.9

21

Punjab

17.5

6.7

6.1

22

Rajasthan

12.5

4.9

4.4

23

Sikkim

10.2

2.4

2.2

24

Tamil Nadu

17.5

4.8

4.3

25

Telangana

15.1

4.6

4.4

26

Tripura

6.1

1.5

1.4

27

Uttarakhand

14.2

4.9

4.5

28

Uttar Pradesh

7.0

2.6

2.4

29

West Bengal

7.1

2.3

2.2

30

Andaman & N. Island

24.6

10.3

9.7

31

Chandigarh

7.2

4.1

4.0

32

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

4.4

2.6

2.5

33

Daman & Diu

34

Jammu & Kashmir

13.7

4.8

4.4

35

Ladakh

28.1

6.7

6.1

36

Lakshadweep

41.6

11.6

11.1

37

Puducherry

23.2

6.1

5.6

All India

10.0

3.4

3.2

Source: PLFS Annual Reports, MoSPI

Gujarat’s Worker Population Ratio (WPR) for individuals aged 15 years and above increased from 49.7% in 2018-19 to 61.5% in 2022-23, surpassing the national average of 56.0%. This growth places Gujarat ahead of states like Delhi (45.8%), Goa (45.1%), and Karnataka (55.6%). However, Gujarat’s WPR is still lower than top-performing states such as Himachal Pradesh (73.8%), Chhattisgarh (70.1%), and Sikkim (74.0%).

Here is the detailed table of State/UT-wise estimated Worker Population Ratio (WPR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years & above during 2018-19 to 2022-23 (in %):

S. No.

State/UT

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

1

Andhra Pradesh

54.8

55.5

58.6

57.8

58.6

2

Arunachal Pradesh

40.9

44.3

48.5

47.1

64.9

3

Assam

43.4

43.2

50.5

52.1

54.5

4

Bihar

36.4

39.7

39.9

39.3

47.0

5

Chhattisgarh

61.2

65.4

63.6

64.9

70.1

6

Delhi

44.5

43.3

42.7

42.3

45.8

7

Goa

45.9

47.3

43.4

41.6

45.1

8

Gujarat

49.7

54.7

55.0

56.8

61.5

9

Haryana

41.9

42.9

44.0

42.5

44.9

10

Himachal Pradesh

63.9

70.5

69.5

71.2

73.8

11

Jharkhand

44.9

53.6

59.6

60.7

60.9

12

Karnataka

49.3

53.1

55.3

53.0

55.6

13

Kerala

44.9

45.3

46.1

48.8

50.5

14

Madhya Pradesh

52.3

57.7

60.2

60.7

63.4

15

Maharashtra

50.6

55.7

53.9

55.9

57.6

16

Manipur

44.3

45.5

41.0

40.6

48.7

17

Meghalaya

61.8

58.6

62.0

60.5

65.8

18

Mizoram

45.6

50.7

54.5

48.9

55.2

19

Nagaland

38.1

44.8

49.5

58.4

69.4

20

Odisha

47.6

51.9

53.5

52.4

58.9

21

Punjab

44.2

47.8

47.2

48.5

50.2

22

Rajasthan

50.0

55.0

55.3

54.7

58.8

23

Sikkim

61.1

68.8

71.3

69.9

74.0

24

Tamil Nadu

51.4

55.3

56.9

55.8

54.7

25

Telangana

50.6

55.7

57.8

58.1

57.7

26

Tripura

41.9

49.6

53.8

50.6

54.3

27

Uttarakhand

41.4

49.5

48.7

48.7

53.5

28

Uttar Pradesh

40.8

45.1

48.0

50.1

53.9

29

West Bengal

49.7

49.7

53.0

52.7

56.1

30

A & N Islands

49.1

49.8

58.2

59.2

60.0

31

Chandigarh

47.3

45.5

43.1

42.2

45.6

32

D & N Haveli

68.6

72.2

54.0

65.8

65.0

33

Daman & Diu

55.1

64.5

34

Jammu & Kashmir

52.9

52.5

55.5

58.3

60.7

35

Ladakh

–

62.7

69.1

58.1

57.0

36

Lakshadweep

29.5

48.0

40.1

37.2

35.5

37

Puducherry

47.8

47.7

48.1

51.2

49.6
 

All India

47.3

50.9

52.6

52.9

56.0

Source: PLFS, MoSPI

As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report conducted by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18, the Unemployment Rate (UR) on a usual status basis for various age groups has exhibited a decreasing trend over the last five years. The details are as follows:

Unemployment Rate (in %)

Years

15-29 years

15-59 years

15 years & above

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

2018-19

16

20.2

17.3

5.4

8

6.2

5

7.6

5.8

2019-20

12.9

19.9

15

4.3

7.4

5.2

3.9

6.9

4.8

2020-21

10.7

18.5

12.9

3.6

7.1

4.6

3.3

6.7

4.2

2021-22

10.6

17.2

12.4

3.6

6.6

4.4

3.2

6.3

4.1

2022-23

8

15.7

10

2.7

5.7

3.4

2.4

5.4

3.2

Source: PLFS, MoSPI

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