Labour Bureau Job Survey

After 3 decades, govt revises base year for CPI rural-farm labour

The weightage of food items now stands at 57.8 per cent for agricultural labourers and 56.6 per cent for rural labourers, down from 69.2 per cent and 66.7 per cent respectively

Updated On: 07 Aug 2025 | 10:56 PM IST

Declining trend: Trade unions that filed returns hit a record low in 2019

Experts call for fresh exercise to determine extent of unionisation

Updated On: 09 May 2023 | 8:50 PM IST

It's time for a new QES

The Quarterly Employment Survey is based on an outdated frame and will perpetuate incorrect estimates

Updated On: 27 Oct 2021 | 10:35 PM IST

Statsguru: Six charts explain the state of organised employment in India

The QES also throws light on the impact of Covid-19 on workers in organised firms to some extent

Updated On: 04 Oct 2021 | 6:04 AM IST

Labour ministry to come up with quarterly job survey on organised sector

One on unorganised sector to come by April; four more surveys to follow

Updated On: 13 Mar 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

Govt starts monthly job data, may junk labour bureau's quarterly survey

With the 2019 general elections, the government is under pressure to substantiate job creation in the economy

Updated On: 29 Apr 2018 | 12:17 AM IST