Work & Labour in India 358 indicators covering work & labour for India. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment rate of men vs. women 4.2% 2025 down 44.2% 108th Female unemployment rate 4.1% 2025 down 46.2% 122nd Share of male vs. female employment in industry 29.6% 2025 up 11.5% 56th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 34.4% 2025 down 15.2% 49th Share of male vs. female employment in services 35.9% 2025 up 9.5% 157th Employment rate, men vs. women 74.3% 2025 up 3.1% 39th Employment rate 53.3% 2025 up 8.8% 128th Youth unemployment rate 16.0% 2025 down 35.8% 72nd Population by labor force status 354.19 million people 2025 down 7.8% 1st Employee compensation as share of government spending 12.1% 2022 up 39.8% 132nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 9,489 Persons 2022 up 30.9% 4th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 8,412 Persons 2022 up 13.7% 3rd Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.6% 2020 up 2.6% 106th Female labor force by age 6.22 million people 2024 up 65.9% 2nd Labor force participation rate by age 31.2% 2024 down 5.1% 134th Female labor force participation rate by age 15.8% 2024 down 1.5% 167th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 15.7% 2024 down 36.3% 73rd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0204 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.5% 14th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0071 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.7% 28th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 8.71 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.1% 13th Employment by status 24.6% 2024 up 23.5% 158th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 24.6% 2024 up 23.5% 158th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.9% 154th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.9% 154th Employment 476,557 2025 up 20.8% 2nd Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth -1.1 % change on previous year 2025 down 106.9% 99th Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year 2025 down 106.9% 99th Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year 2025 down 106.9% 99th Cases of fatal occupational injury 2,140 2007 up 126.0% 4th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 5.1% 2025 down 18.1% 12th Unemployment with basic education 2.3% 2024 down 22.8% 105th Unemployment with basic education, male 2.5% 2024 down 8.9% 103rd Unemployment with intermediate education 5.9% 2024 up 1.3% 64th Unemployment with basic education, female 1.6% 2024 down 58.7% 121st Unemployment with advanced education 13.5% 2024 up 66.5% 10th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 6.2% 2024 down 40.1% 74th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 4.45 2024 down 9.7% 38th Level of national compliance with labor rights 4.45 score 2024 down 9.7% 38th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 25.6% 2025 down 4.9% 19th Unemployment with intermediate education, male 5.8% 2024 up 15.6% 51st Labor force with basic education, female 30.5% 2024 up 38.7% 80th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 39.7% 2025 down 15.9% 8th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 12.2% 2025 up 41.8% 66th Labor force with basic education, male 77.8% 2024 up 1.9% 20th Labor force with basic education 55.9% 2024 up 5.3% 47th Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 22.1% 2024 up 32.6% 121st Labor force with intermediate education, male 67.3% 2024 up 5.8% 95th Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 47.9% 2024 up 6.4% 116th Unemployment with advanced education, male 11.0% 2024 up 72.1% 7th Labor force with advanced education, male 86.8% 2024 up 4.2% 29th Labor force with advanced education 65.3% 2024 up 1.9% 119th Labor force with advanced education, female 37.6% 2024 up 15.7% 123rd Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 32.5% 2025 up 24.0% 151st Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 73.6% 2025 down 3.8% 46th Unemployment with advanced education, female 20.9% 2024 up 36.6% 12th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 52.8% 2025 up 2.1% 126th Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 5,953 2007 up 69.7% 58th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 26.0% 2025 down 15.8% 115th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 38.0% 2025 down 14.9% 78th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 13.3% 2025 down 14.5% 140th ← Previous Page 4 of 6 Next →