The overall figure for the country is 7.97 per cent, the index prepared by the top stock exchange BSE in collaboration with business information firm CMIE showed.
The index is based on responses from over 1.30 lakh individuals in about 39,600 households spread across 315 cities and 3,000 villages in India.
As of April 6, the jobless rate (urban) stood at 9.62 per cent while that of rural areas was 7.15 per cent, the index showed.
The data, which were recently launched by BSE, are the first instance of a non-governmental organisation producing an unemployment measure for any country in the world.
Earlier this month, BSE had said it would also bring out state-wise unemployment rates in a few months.