Unemployment rate (PLFS, CWS, all India) in India, 2022

Unemployment rate (PLFS, CWS, all India) in 2022: Annual value — 5.2 %. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

Unemployment rate (PLFS, CWS, all India) in 2022 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value 5.2 %, source Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Unemployment rate (PLFS, CWS, all India) in 2022 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. forecasteconomy.com

Unemployment rate (PLFS, CWS, all India) in 2022

  • Value: 5.2 %
  • Change vs 2021: −1 % (−16.13 %)
  • Position in history: below the 7-year average (average — 6.1429 %)
  • Series maximum — 7.2 % in 2018 (4 years ago)
  • This is one of the series minima (5.2 %)
  • Value date: 1 April 2022
  • Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, %
20176.8
20187.2
20196.6
20205.2
20216.2
20225.2
20235.8

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