Urban Maharashtra was the worst-hit by COVID-19 in terms of unemployment in the April-June and July-September quarters last year when the rate of unemployment was 35.6% and 22.6% respectively. The national averages stood at 20.9% and 13.3% respectively. The Periodic Labour Force Survey found that urban Jharkhand had the second-highest unemployment rate in the two quarters at 32% and 19.8%.