The main types of unemployment that can be seen in Indian economy are:

(i) Seasonal unemployment: 

When a worker gets employment during certain season only and remains unemployed rest of the time of the year, it is called seasonal unemployment. For example, due to lack of irrigation facilities, irregularity in rainfall and lack of alternative employment farmers have to remain unemployed for 3 to 5 months in India.

(ii) Frictional unemployment: 

When in production process, because of change in demand or productions or due to change in taste and preference or arrival of new technology, new goods enter in the market and unemployment arises, then such unemployment is called frictional p, unemployment.

(iii) Structural unemployment: 

Indian society is backward and orthodox. Social backwardness, traditional orthodoxy, customs, illiteracy and lack of structural facilities result into such a weak social structure that the work force is unable to fulfi the skill- set that the employers are looking for Unemployment arising due to such reasons is called structural unemployment.

(iv) Disguised unemployment:

Sometimes more than required number of workers are involved in an occupation. Even if a few labourers are removed from work the total production remains the same. This means that such extra people though employed in that activity are creating disguised unemployment. In India, disguised unemployment is quite common in agriculture sector.

(v) Industrial unemployment: 

When a person remains unemployment for a certain period due to changes in industrial sector, the unemployment is known as industrial unemployment. For example, people who migrate from rural areas to urban areas, are semi-literate and have no special training or skills for the urban industrial units. Such people face unemployment till they acquire necessary skills. In the industrial field if anyone has to remain unemployed for short term or long term due to changes taking place in industrial sector, such a situation is called industrial unemployment.

(vi) Educated unemployment: 

A person who is educated but still unemployed is known as educated unemployed and such an employment is known as educated unemployment. Reasons for such unemployment include low economic development, bookish knowledge, defective education system, preference for while collar jobs, etc.