According to CMIE, India's labour markets deteriorated in March 2023. The unemployment rate increased from 7.5 per cent in February to 7.8 per cent in March. Unemployment was the highest in Haryana at 26.8 per cent closely followed by Rajasthan at 26.4 per cent while unemployment was the lowest in Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh at 0.8 per cent each.