Why Nobody in India Is Jobless after 30

Jobless in your 20s, “self-employed” in your 30s. The charts show how open unemployment disappears with age—not because work gets better, but because options run out.

Explore the Data

Underlying data is available via Google Sheet.

Reference Links

• PLFS and UN population
• PLFS (2023-24)
• PLFS (2022-23)
• PLFS 2022-23, Table A-29 and A-31