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Budget FY24 must provide tax incentives for ‘special employment zones’ in backward districts that harness the employment potential of PLI…

Updated: January 19, 2023 08:10 IST

Labour Ministry: Employment market at higher than pre pandemic level

It also said the official data on “Employment–Unemployment” is released by the Ministry of Statistical and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) based…

Updated: January 5, 2023 07:19 IST

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Can Apprenticeship work in India?

Apprenticeship has been credited for low unemployment rates and higher productivity of the industrial workforce in such developed countries.

Updated: December 8, 2022 08:08 IST

Steady grumble about unemployment amid support for Modi in Gujarat

As many as 3.64 lakh youngsters registered with employment exchanges across Gujarat till December 2021, state government data showed. Vadodara…

Updated: December 1, 2022 12:21 IST

Unemployment rate dips to 7.2% in July-September

The labour force participation rate (LFPR) in the current weekly status (CWS) in urban areas for persons of age 15…

November 25, 2022 07:16 IST

The latest data based on a periodic labour force survey, underlining a decline in the unemployment rate amid an improved labour force participation ratio, point towards a sustained economic recovery from the shadow of the pandemic.

Unemployment rate dips to 7.2 pc in July-September 2022: NSO survey

Among males, the unemployment rate in urban areas dipped to 6.6 per cent in July-September 2022 compared to 9.3 per…

November 24, 2022 18:57 IST

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Head buried in the sand

The inference is that unemployment, malnutrition, hunger and poverty are not among the concerns of the government.

Updated: November 6, 2022 07:10 IST

"In September, the unemployment rate has fallen significantly with an increase in labour participation in both urban and rural areas," CMIE managing director Mahesh Vyas told PTI over the phone on Saturday.

India’s unemployment rate drops to 6.43 pc in September: CMIE

The unemployment rate in the rural areas fell to 5.84 per cent in September from 7.68 per cent in August,…

October 1, 2022 17:39 IST

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Across the Aisle by P Chidambaram: They love unemployment and inflation

There are sections of the population and — hold your breath — parts of the government that are happy with…

Updated: September 11, 2022 09:37 IST

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Urban jobless rate in 7 states, J&K acutely high

Pan-India unemployment down since the second wave of Covid-19.

September 4, 2022 06:27 IST

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India unemployment in August highest in 12 months, rises to 8.28%: CMIE

The sharp jump was because of rural unemployment rising to 7.68 per cent from 6.14 per cent during the same…

September 1, 2022 16:46 IST

However, the rate was lower than 25.5% in the year-ago period and 20.2% in the January-March period of the last fiscal.

Urban unemployment rate dips to 7.6% in April-June 2022: Survey

According to Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), which provides more frequent insights into the employment-unemployment scenario, urban joblessness rate…

September 1, 2022 03:30 IST

The government is creating jobs, but in the private sector it’s only happening in the lower end of the gig economy, according to Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra.

India’s jobless growth is a concern: Anand Mahindra

Mahindra also said that India would be a beneficiary of the sourcing diversification as China is losing its edge in…

August 6, 2022 03:30 IST

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Unemployment, poverty on rise as country’s assets are being sold, says Chhattisgarh CM

The chief minister said the Congress government in Chhattisgarh focused on how to “meet minimum income and minimum needs of…

July 30, 2022 16:19 IST

One in three youths has no confidence govt can tackle unemployment: Survey

Unemployment was the major issue for nearly 35% of the respondents, while 25% said retail food prices were a key…

July 29, 2022 03:00 IST

Unemployment Crisis: Bridging the skill gap to create a better future for grassroots adolescent entrepreneurs

Reports from the Centre for Economic Data & Analysis (CEDA) show that available jobs for youth have been declining at…

July 5, 2022 15:41 IST

A growing reserve of frustrated, unemployed youth threatens to turn India’s demographic dividend of having a young population into a curse.

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Improving skills are imperative for youth to get employed

June 22, 2022 04:00 IST

While the results of quarterly PLFS come with a lag, according to Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), which provides more frequent insights into the employment scenario, urban joblessness rate in January this year was 8.14% while the rates were 7.57% in February and 8.28% in March.

Urban joblessness falls to 9-quarter low in January-March

In October-December 2019 quarter, the urban unemployment rate 7.9%.

June 17, 2022 04:15 IST

Labour force refers to the part of the population which supplies or offers to supply labour for pursuing economic activities for the production of goods and services and, therefore, includes both employed and unemployed persons.

Unemployment rate dips to 8.2 pc in Jan-Mar 2022: NSO survey

The unemployment rate for persons of age 15 years and above in October-December 2021 was 8.7 per cent in urban…

June 16, 2022 18:34 IST

The first wave of the pandemic hit the country in March-April 2020. According to Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the monthly unemployment rate for July 2020 was 7.4 % which rose to 8.35% in August, 6.68% in September, 7.02% in October, 6.5% in November and 9.06% in December 2020.

Labour survey reveals sharp drop in jobless rate in 2020-21

However, according to the usual status (US, unemployment over the past year), the joblessness rate in 2020-21 was lower at…

June 15, 2022 01:45 IST

As the Covid-induced lockdown and restrictions on movement eased, unemployment rate started softening.

Unemployment rate falls to a 4-month low in May

Both urban and rural areas contributed to the decline in the joblessness rate during the month, Centre for Monitoring Indian…

June 4, 2022 01:00 IST

8 years of Narendra Modi govt: Economic growth mixed bag; job market, inflation a worry

From the time of coming into power, the prime minister has stressed on his government’s goal of “sabka sath, sabka…

May 26, 2022 13:42 IST

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