States having Highest & Lowest unemployment rates in December

India’s jobless rate increased to 8.30% in December, the highest level in 16 months, from 8.00% in November, according to data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).

In December, urban unemployment rose to 10.09% from 8.96%, while rural unemployment fell to 7.44% from 7.55%.

“The rise in the unemployment rate was not as bad as it may seem.”, said Mahesh Vyas, managing director of the CMIE

Top 5 states with the highest unemployment rates in December:

37.4%

Haryana

28.5%

Rajasthan

20.8%

Delhi

19.1%

Bihar

18%

Jharkhand

Top 5 states with the lowest unemployment rates in December

0.9%

Odisha

2.3%

Gujarat

2.5%

Karnataka

2.7%

Meghalaya

3.1%

Maharashtra

Haryana has the highest unemployment rate, at 37.4% while the unemployment rate in Odisha was only 0.9%, it was the lowest in the country.

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