India's unemployment rate stood at 3.8 per cent during the last fiscal, with Daman and Diu and Gujarat topping the list of least unemployed among states and UTs. Director General of Labour Bureau D S Kolmakar told reporters in Chandigarh that India's unemployment level is much better than that of other countries like US, Spain and South Africa.
The latest report for the year 2011-12, released by Labour Bureau (under Union Ministry of Labour and Employment) said Daman and Diu and Gujarat had unemployment rates of 0.6 per cent and 1 per cent respectively. Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan stood at 3rd and 4th position in the list.