Unemployment Benefits in India
India has no general unemployment insurance. Workers insured under the ESI Act can claim limited unemployment relief from ESIC under the Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana, and the National Career Service offers free job matching.
✓ From official pages ✓ Each part says when we checked
At a glance
No unemployment insurance found on official sites.
National Career Service toll-free helpline
The job market in India
The International Labour Organization's estimates put India 71st lowest of 183 countries for unemployment in 2025; the world's rate was 4.9%.
India's unemployment rate over the years · every country, ranked
What to do first
- Register with the public employment service, National Career Service (Ministry of Labour and Employment). Official page
- Search the government's job listings on National Career Service portal. Official page
- Questions: call 1514 (National Career Service toll-free helpline).
Help finding work
- The public employment service: National Career Service (Ministry of Labour and Employment)
- The government's job listings: National Career Service portal
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New jobs in India
Every job in India, and job alerts emailed as new ones come in.
Who to call
National Career Service toll-free helpline: 1514.
From an official page, read October 26, 2026.
Questions
Is there unemployment benefit in India?
No unemployment insurance was found on official sites.
Who do I call about unemployment in India?
National Career Service toll-free helpline: 1514.
Where can I get help finding a job in India?
The public employment service is National Career Service (Ministry of Labour and Employment). The government lists jobs on National Career Service portal.
Nearby countries
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Maldives
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Where this comes from
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See also: unemployment rate by country · India's unemployment rate · unemployment in the US, state by state.