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US job growth picks up in October; unemployment rate falls to 4.6%

The faster pace of hiring shows that more Americans returned to workplaces as Covid-19 cases declined

Covid-19 pandemic hit India's women labourers the hardest, shows data

India's LFPR was 50.2% according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2018-19. The pandemic further pushed people out of work

Gold edges higher as weak US labour market data boosts stimulus bets

The number of Americans filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits surged last week

Labour markets disappoint in Dec

The count of the unemployed mounted to 38.7 million in December 2020 compared to 27.4 million in November, registering a massive increase of 11.3 million

A question of jobs

Better labour market data are needed, urgently