The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), as a part of its 68th round survey programme during the period July 2011 - June 2012, carried out an all-India household survey on the subject of employment and unemployment in India. In this survey, nationwide enquiry was conducted to generate estimates of various characteristics pertaining to employment, unemployment and labour force at the national and State levels. Information on various facets of employment and unemployment in India was collected in NSS 68th round through a schedule of enquiry (Schedule 10) adopting the established concepts, definitions and procedures. Based on the data collected during the entire period of survey, estimates of some key employment and unemployment characteristics for each State/UT and all-India have been presented in this document.