States

Every state and union territory on the same measures, from MoSPI's three surveys. Notes on each column are below the table.

State / UTUnemployment, 2025Women in labour force, 2025Regular salaried jobs, 2025Inflation, 2025Inflation, Sep 2026Spending per person, rural, 2023-24Spending per person, urban, 2023-24
All India3.1%40.0%–2.2%5.5%₹4,122₹6,996
Andaman & Nicobar Islands10.0%50.3%38.1%2.4%4.3%₹7,771₹10,453
Andhra Pradesh4.2%44.8%23.6%1.8%6.3%₹5,327₹7,182
Arunachal Pradesh6.6%61.7%21.0%–3.7%₹5,995₹9,832
Assam3.7%42.8%17.9%1.1%4.6%₹3,793₹6,794
Bihar3.8%24.7%12.0%1.0%5.5%₹3,670₹5,080
Chandigarh5.7%35.6%63.7%2.4%4.4%₹8,857₹13,425
Chhattisgarh2.3%59.8%17.8%2.1%5.0%₹2,739₹4,927
Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu1.6%38.3%74.3%–6.6%––
Delhi5.9%13.1%54.7%1.1%3.4%₹7,400₹8,534
Goa8.3%27.4%55.1%4.8%3.9%₹8,048₹9,726
Gujarat0.9%46.2%30.0%1.7%5.1%₹4,116₹7,175
Haryana4.5%23.8%39.4%2.3%4.4%₹5,377₹8,427
Himachal Pradesh4.5%64.7%23.2%2.5%4.0%₹5,825₹9,223
Jammu & Kashmir4.9%53.1%22.4%3.8%4.3%₹4,774₹6,327
Jharkhand2.7%43.7%13.7%1.6%5.0%₹2,946₹5,393
Karnataka2.3%39.8%29.2%3.5%5.9%₹4,903₹8,076
Kerala4.4%41.2%40.0%7.8%5.3%₹6,611₹7,783
Ladakh4.0%61.0%21.7%–5.9%₹5,010₹7,533
Lakshadweep6.9%21.9%33.1%6.5%4.0%₹6,350₹6,377
Madhya Pradesh1.5%46.1%14.1%1.4%6.7%₹3,441₹5,538
Maharashtra2.4%39.9%32.8%2.4%5.2%₹4,145₹7,363
Manipur5.2%52.6%26.3%1.2%5.1%₹4,531₹5,945
Meghalaya4.8%64.3%15.9%2.1%3.6%₹3,852₹7,839
Mizoram2.4%38.0%26.3%2.7%2.9%₹5,963₹8,709
Nagaland6.7%64.5%23.0%3.2%3.2%₹5,155₹8,022
Odisha2.9%47.3%15.0%1.1%6.7%₹3,357₹5,825
Puducherry5.4%32.7%60.0%3.0%6.9%₹7,598₹8,637
Punjab5.3%30.2%36.2%3.4%5.3%₹5,817₹7,359
Rajasthan4.3%52.3%18.1%1.4%5.7%₹4,510₹6,574
Sikkim3.2%66.7%43.9%1.9%4.8%₹9,377₹13,927
Tamil Nadu3.4%47.3%37.3%2.9%6.8%₹5,701₹8,165
Telangana5.0%46.4%27.1%0.5%6.6%₹5,435₹8,978
Tripura2.7%46.3%17.3%1.1%4.0%₹6,259₹8,034
Uttar Pradesh2.7%32.4%14.9%1.1%6.1%₹3,481₹5,395
Uttarakhand5.1%37.8%29.3%2.6%5.5%₹5,003₹7,486
West Bengal2.8%37.5%22.3%1.9%4.0%₹3,620₹5,775