The unemployment rate in India was last reported at 3.8 percent in 2010/11 fiscal year. Historically, from 1983 until 2011, India Unemployment Rate averaged 7.57 Percent reaching an all time high of 9.40 Percent in December of 2009 and a record low of 3.80 Percent in December of 2011. The unemployment rate can be defined as the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page includes a chart with historical data for India Unemployment Rate.