Overview
- The National Statistical Office report published on June 30, 2026, profiles labour and enterprise indicators for 46 million-plus cities using PLFS 2025 microdata.
- Greater Hyderabad ranks among the most productive million-plus cities by GVA per worker and hosts one of the largest shares of unincorporated non-agricultural enterprises.
- Hyderabad’s overall labour force participation is strong at about 55.4–55.5 percent, which is above the million-plus city average.
- The city’s unemployment rate is 6.8 percent, higher than peers such as Bengaluru (2.8 percent) and Chennai (4.4 percent), while average salaried pay is mid-ranked among large cities.
- Women make up only about 32.5–32.9 percent of Hyderabad’s labour force and earn far less than men in self-employment, a gap that local policy measures could target to broaden growth benefits.