Himachal leads states with 70% employment

Himachal Pradesh Economy

Worker Population Ratio (WPR) is defined as the percentage of workers in the population/the proportion of the working-age population that is employed and is an important indicator of workforce vitality.
Bihar has the lowest WPR of 39.7 per cent.
Himachal Pradesh’s worker-population ratio jumped from 63.9 per cent in 2018-19 to 70.5 per cent in 2019-20 continuing to hold the top slot.
Punjab and Haryana fall below the national average with WPRs of 47.8 per cent and 42.9 per cent respectively.
Uttarakhand’s WPR is 49.5 per cent, while that in the UT of Chandigarh is 45.5 per cent.
Jammu and Kashmir has a higher than national average WPR of 52.5 per cent.