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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

The quarterly PLFS, which is now limited to urban areas, is different from annual PLFS report. (Representative image)

Urban joblessness eased sharply after first Covid wave: Survey

As per the latest quarterly PLFS report, urban females in the 15-29 age group are worse sufferers than their male…

March 15, 2022 03:30 IST

Unemployment rate at 12.6% in April-June 2021: NSO survey

Ten quarterly bulletins corresponding to the quarter ending December 2018 to the quarter ending March 2021 have already been released.

March 14, 2022 18:11 IST

Unemployment rate up again, at 6-month high in February

At 8.32%, overall unemployment rate was higher in August than in January. Just ahead of the pandemic, the country’s overall…

March 2, 2022 01:35 IST

The nation-wide lockdown imposed late March, 2020 adversely impacted the urban labour market. (File)

As jobless rate rises, Survey finds solace in EPFO payroll, PLFS

CMIE’s data for December found the unemployment rate was at a four-month high of 7.91%; also at four-month high was…

February 1, 2022 01:30 IST

During September 2017-November 2021, nearly 6 crore new subscribers joined ESIC’s scheme, official data showed.

New subscriber additions to ESIC’s schemes hit six-month low in November

During the April-May period, the second wave of the pandemic was wreaking havoc in the country.

January 26, 2022 03:20 IST

Work-life balance was a close third with 61 per cent of employees prioritising for the same, it noted.

ESIC scheme adds 12.19 lakh new members in October

The NSO report showed that gross enrolments of new subscribers with ESIC were 1.15 crore in 2020-21, compared to 1.51…

December 24, 2021 16:18 IST

Modi govt’s MSME job portal: Only 54 vacancies currently for 4.73 lakh job seekers

Skill, Labour, Talent for MSMEs: The number of jobseekers was up by only 1.49 per cent from 4.66 lakh as of…

October 3, 2021 17:38 IST

Eyeing UP polls, Yogi Govt’s supplementary budget focuses on job creation

Introducing the supplementary budget, Khanna said the focus is on extremely important issues of public welfare or fulfilling any particular…

Updated: August 19, 2021 09:21 IST

Given the large size of the retail trade industry, an increase in employment in this can be expected to have a significant impact on overall employment.”

Unemployment rate falls to 4-month low of 6.95% in July

Rural unemployment rate in July at 6.34% was closer to the March level of 6.15%. The unemployment rate in rural…

August 2, 2021 02:15 IST

Urban men lost more jobs than women in second wave of COVID-19: CMIE

The most disproportionate loss of jobs because of the first wave of COVID-19 was among urban women, CMIE’s MD and…

July 16, 2021 20:55 IST

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