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Bhupesh Bhagel, unemployment in India, poverty in India, Chhattisgarh

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.

Jobless growth

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

Survey shows marginal let-up in urban joblessness in December quarter

According to the latest PLFS report, female unemployment rate remained in double digits for 8 quarters in a row

Updated: May 8, 2022 08:07 IST

It also showed that the unemployment rate among females (aged 15 years and above) in urban areas also declined to 10.5 per cent in October-December 2021 from 13.1 per cent a year ago. It was 11.6 per cent in July-September 2021.

Unemployment rate at 8.7 pc in Oct-Dec 2021: NSO survey

The unemployment rate for persons of age 15 years and above in July-September 2021 was 9.8 per cent in urban…

May 6, 2022 20:06 IST

Unemployment rate rises to 7.83% in April; joblessness highest in Haryana, Rajasthan: CMIE

In April, unemployment was highest in Haryana, followed by Rajasthan and Bihar, CMIE data showed. Jobless rate in Haryana stood…

Updated: May 2, 2022 14:11 IST

Poor Economics: Has India’s poverty really fallen?

Dataset and methodological weaknesses cast doubt on recent poverty estimates that claim drastic reduction

April 30, 2022 03:00 IST

Labour force, unemployment, Indian Economy

India’s biggest sign of economic distress; labour force shrinks to 8-month low in March, says CMIE

In the labour force market, the count of employed fell by 14 lakhs while the count of unemployed shrunk by…

April 22, 2022 16:21 IST

The unemployment rate stood at 6.57% in January.

Joblessness rate falls to 7.6% in March

Though urban unemployment rate in urban areas continued to be in double digit in June; joblessness rate in both urban…

April 2, 2022 04:00 IST

According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), which provides more frequent insights into the employment-unemployment scenario, the urban joblessness rate was 8.32% in July, 9.78% in August and 8.64% in September 2021.

Urban joblessness eased to 9.8% in Q2FY22

Urban unemployment rate was 20.9% in the April-June 2020 period when the first wave of the pandemic hit the country…

March 23, 2022 01:17 IST

Joblessness or unemployment rate (UR) is defined as the percentage of unemployed persons in the labour force.

Unemployment rate at 9.8pc in July-September 2021: NSO survey

Labour force refers to the part of the population which supplies or offers to supply labour for pursuing economic activities…

March 22, 2022 21:47 IST

Number of central sphere contract workers jumps to 2.43 million in 4 years till 2021

Teli said the number of contract labourers engaged in the central sphere, based on the licences and registration certificate issued…

March 15, 2022 05:15 IST

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