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Unemployment rate by sex and age; Unemployment rate by sex and education; Unemployment rate by sex and rural / urban areas; Unemployment rate by sex and marital status; Unemployment by sex and age; Unemployment by sex and education; Unemployment by sex and rural / urban areas; Unemployment by sex and marital status. HS - National Sample Survey, annual

330 series, each with its latest value, its change on a year earlier and its trend.

Source ILO, ILOSTAT (HS - National Sample Survey) Base NSS employment-unemployment rounds, ILO processing Frequency annual Vintage 2026-10-03 Download CSV, JSON
330 series
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Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age3.2%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-64 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age3.3%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-24 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age9.9%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 25+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age1.8%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age3.2%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-24 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age9.9%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 25-54 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age2.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 55-64 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age1.2%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 65+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age0.8%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15+ (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age3.2%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-24 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age9.9%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 25-34 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age3.5%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 35-44 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.1%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 45-54 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 55-64 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.2%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 65+ (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age0.8%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15+ (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age3.2%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 15-19 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age11.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 20-24 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age9.3%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 25-29 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age4.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 30-34 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age2.3%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 35-39 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.2%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 40-44 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 45-49 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 50-54 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.1%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 55-59 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.1%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 60-64 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.3%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 65+ (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age0.8%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age3.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-64 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age3.1%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-24 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age9.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 25+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age1.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age3.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-24 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age9.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 25-54 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age1.8%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 55-64 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age1.1%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 65+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age0.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15+ (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age3.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-24 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age9.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 25-34 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age3.1%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 35-44 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 45-54 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age0.9%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 55-64 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.1%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 65+ (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age0.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15+ (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age3.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 15-19 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age11.8%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 20-24 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age8.6%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 25-29 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age4.3%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 30-34 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.9%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 35-39 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.2%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 40-44 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age0.8%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 45-49 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age0.9%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 50-54 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age0.9%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 55-59 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.1%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 60-64 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Male, 65+ (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age0.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age3.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15-64 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age3.8%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15-24 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age10.5%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 25+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age2.4%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age3.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15-24 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age10.5%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 25-54 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age2.6%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 55-64 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age1.5%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 65+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age1.4%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15+ (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age3.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15-24 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age10.5%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 25-34 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age4.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 35-44 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.3%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 45-54 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.3%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 55-64 (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.5%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 65+ (10-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.4%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15+ (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age3.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 15-19 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age8.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 20-24 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age11.5%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 25-29 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age6.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 30-34 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age3.6%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 35-39 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.3%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 40-44 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.3%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 45-49 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.1%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 50-54 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.6%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 55-59 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.1%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 60-64 (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age2.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Female, 65+ (5-year bands)All IndiaSex and age1.4%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Total (aggregate levels)All IndiaSex and education3.2%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Less than basic (aggregate levels)All IndiaSex and education1.8%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Basic (aggregate levels)All IndiaSex and education3.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Intermediate (aggregate levels)All IndiaSex and education5.8%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Advanced (aggregate levels)All IndiaSex and education8.1%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Level not stated (aggregate levels)All IndiaSex and education2.7%NSS 1999-2000—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Total (ISCED-97)All IndiaSex and education3.2%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, X. No schooling (ISCED-97)All IndiaSex and education1.7%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 0. Pre-primary education (ISCED-97)All IndiaSex and education1.9%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 1. Primary education or first stage of basic education (ISCED-97)All IndiaSex and education2.2%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 2. Lower secondary or second stage of basic education (ISCED-97)All IndiaSex and education3.3%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 3. Upper secondary education (ISCED-97)All IndiaSex and education5.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 4. Post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCED-97)All IndiaSex and education9.1%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 5. First stage of tertiary education (not leading directly to an advanced research qualification) (ISCED-97)All IndiaSex and education8.1%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, 6. Second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced research qualification) (ISCED-97)All IndiaSex and education8.0%NSS 2011-12—Series data
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): Total, Level not stated (ISCED-97)All IndiaSex and education2.7%NSS 1999-2000—Series data

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