| District | Total Workers | Main Workers | Marginal Workers | Non Workers | ||||||||
| Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | |
| Balaghat | 679990 | 369239 | 310751 | 587389 | 364340 | 223049 | 92601 | 4899 | 87702 | 685880 | 313021 | 372859 |
| Barwani | 395069 | 224739 | 170330 | 323851 | 220455 | 103396 | 71218 | 4284 | 66934 | 437353 | 199070 | 238283 |
| Betul | 551244 | 319965 | 231279 | 496013 | 314903 | 181110 | 55231 | 5062 | 50169 | 630257 | 280970 | 349287 |
| Bhind | 333580 | 310772 | 22808 | 321461 | 309345 | 12116 | 12119 | 1427 | 10692 | 885420 | 360575 | 524845 |
| Bhopal | 430144 | 344245 | 85899 | 407199 | 340918 | 66281 | 22945 | 3327 | 19618 | 921335 | 371038 | 550297 |
| Chhatarpur | 475008 | 322254 | 152754 | 397833 | 316930 | 80903 | 77175 | 5324 | 71851 | 683068 | 301624 | 381444 |
| Chhindawara | 681654 | 419983 | 261671 | 587232 | 414182 | 173050 | 94422 | 5801 | 88621 | 887048 | 383403 | 503645 |
| Damoh | 367699 | 247499 | 120200 | 321609 | 243922 | 77687 | 46090 | 3577 | 42513 | 530426 | 223885 | 306541 |
| Datia | 191608 | 141079 | 50529 | 161844 | 138186 | 23658 | 29764 | 2893 | 26871 | 323752 | 137962 | 185790 |
| Dewas | 424290 | 273953 | 150337 | 379062 | 270821 | 108241 | 45228 | 3132 | 42096 | 609517 | 263473 | 346044 |
| Dhar | 638941 | 370583 | 268358 | 564849 | 365533 | 199316 | 74092 | 5050 | 69042 | 728471 | 330369 | 398102 |
| Dindori | 345273 | 186333 | 158940 | 309369 | 184199 | 125170 | 35904 | 2134 | 33770 | 313209 | 144037 | 169172 |
| E.Nimar (Khandwa) | 625480 | 391976 | 233504 | 568445 | 386872 | 181573 | 57035 | 5104 | 51931 | 806182 | 346907 | 459275 |
| Guna | 485405 | 359971 | 125434 | 413413 | 355213 | 58200 | 71992 | 4758 | 67234 | 824912 | 338776 | 486136 |
| Gwalior | 390993 | 333663 | 57330 | 366108 | 331016 | 35092 | 24885 | 2647 | 22238 | 902574 | 372674 | 529900 |
| Harda | 161674 | 105133 | 56541 | 139709 | 103790 | 35919 | 21965 | 1343 | 20622 | 219088 | 93775 | 125313 |
| Hosangabad | 313145 | 234240 | 78905 | 286281 | 231575 | 54706 | 26864 | 2665 | 24199 | 573304 | 234265 | 339039 |
| Indore | 630518 | 489691 | 140827 | 607467 | 486970 | 120497 | 23051 | 2721 | 20330 | 1205397 | 473620 | 731777 |
| Jabalpur | 610995 | 450613 | 160382 | 576726 | 446869 | 129857 | 34269 | 3744 | 30525 | 1157042 | 478285 | 678757 |
| Jhabua | 610818 | 321466 | 289352 | 444263 | 306453 | 137810 | 166555 | 15013 | 151542 | 519587 | 250298 | 269289 |
| Katni | 369336 | 238053 | 131283 | 317872 | 234473 | 83399 | 51464 | 3580 | 47884 | 512589 | 216703 | 295886 |
| Mandla | 315821 | 173232 | 142589 | 291292 | 171216 | 120076 | 24529 | 2016 | 22513 | 316960 | 145842 | 171118 |
| Mandsaur | 442208 | 267397 | 174811 | 393490 | 264243 | 129247 | 48718 | 3154 | 45564 | 514661 | 224168 | 290493 |
| Morena | 367476 | 325182 | 42294 | 349567 | 323845 | 25722 | 17909 | 1337 | 16572 | 911618 | 382295 | 529323 |
| Narsimhapur | 310812 | 215426 | 95386 | 283414 | 213046 | 70368 | 27398 | 2380 | 25018 | 474684 | 195267 | 279417 |
| Neemuch | 281933 | 167597 | 114336 | 258474 | 165700 | 92774 | 23459 | 1897 | 21562 | 316406 | 140319 | 176087 |
| Panna | 286201 | 192974 | 93227 | 242893 | 189720 | 53173 | 43308 | 3254 | 40054 | 401744 | 169753 | 231991 |
| Raisen | 327593 | 237432 | 90161 | 294415 | 234011 | 60404 | 33178 | 3421 | 29757 | 548868 | 228957 | 319911 |
| Rajgarh | 466269 | 283640 | 182629 | 367871 | 277826 | 90045 | 98398 | 5814 | 92584 | 526495 | 232512 | 293983 |
| Ratlam | 447002 | 273738 | 173264 | 385923 | 267693 | 118230 | 61079 | 6045 | 55034 | 524886 | 225060 | 299826 |
| Rewa | 586990 | 373171 | 213819 | 524958 | 365867 | 159091 | 62032 | 7304 | 54728 | 967997 | 431829 | 536168 |
| Sagar | 643835 | 441397 | 202438 | 568652 | 434406 | 134246 | 75183 | 6991 | 68192 | 1003901 | 434682 | 569219 |
| Satana | 591259 | 381101 | 210158 | 527001 | 374794 | 152207 | 64258 | 6307 | 57951 | 874125 | 382882 | 491243 |
| Sehore | 353498 | 224620 | 128878 | 305946 | 221592 | 84354 | 47552 | 3028 | 44524 | 487860 | 218712 | 269148 |
| Seoni | 492327 | 275542 | 216785 | 414419 | 270878 | 143541 | 77908 | 4664 | 73244 | 508504 | 231534 | 276970 |
| Shahdol | 573519 | 368555 | 204964 | 496959 | 363062 | 133897 | 76560 | 5493 | 71067 | 749535 | 313407 | 436128 |
| Shajapur | 461488 | 289755 | 171733 | 396024 | 285145 | 110879 | 65464 | 4610 | 60854 | 571760 | 248939 | 322821 |
| Sheopur | 171491 | 118065 | 53426 | 144442 | 117089 | 27353 | 27049 | 976 | 26073 | 259989 | 111451 | 148538 |
| Shivpuri | 481166 | 323182 | 157984 | 399019 | 318990 | 80029 | 82147 | 4192 | 77955 | 651811 | 289639 | 362172 |
| Sidhi | 590887 | 368434 | 222453 | 495867 | 361303 | 134564 | 95020 | 7131 | 87889 | 782547 | 346238 | 436309 |
| Tikamgrah | 402469 | 257850 | 144619 | 330150 | 253522 | 76628 | 72319 | 4328 | 67991 | 538360 | 244972 | 293388 |
| Ujjain | 550423 | 375652 | 174771 | 502205 | 371299 | 130906 | 48218 | 4353 | 43865 | 832663 | 341366 | 491297 |
| Umaria | 184818 | 114706 | 70112 | 158848 | 112278 | 46570 | 25970 | 2428 | 23542 | 235997 | 102002 | 133995 |
| Vidisha | 363901 | 269770 | 94131 | 321146 | 265224 | 55922 | 42755 | 4546 | 38209 | 606487 | 248088 | 358399 |
| W.Nimar (Khargone) | 535352 | 320137 | 215215 | 486942 | 316538 | 170404 | 48410 | 3599 | 44811 | 660371 | 296024 | 364347 |
| M.P. | 19941602 | 13094005 | 6847597 | 17517912 | 12906252 | 4611660 | 2423690 | 187753 | 2235937 | 28624640 | 12300668 | 16323972 |