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Urban unemployment rate hits fresh low of 6.4% in Q2 FY25: PLFS data

The unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above in urban areas dipped to 6.4 per cent in the July-September quarter, according to the National Sample Survey Survey (NSSO). Joblessness, or unemployment rate, is defined as the percentage of unemployed people in the labour force. The unemployment rate in the September quarter of FY24 was 6.6 per cent. The unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above in the previous April-June quarter of FY25 was 6.6 per cent in urban areas, the 24th Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) showed. The unemployment rate among females (aged 15 years and above) in urban areas declined to 8.4 per cent in July-September 2024 from 8.6 per cent in the same quarter a year ago. The rate was 9 per cent in April-June, 2024. Among males, the unemployment rate in urban areas declined to 5.7 per cent in July-September 2024 from 6 per cent in the same quarter a year ago. The rate was 5.8 per cent in April-June 2024. Labour force participation rate in .

Latest NSSO consumer survey indicates poverty down to 5%: NITI Aayog CEO

The latest consumer expenditure survey indicates that poverty has come down to five per cent in the country and people are becoming prosperous both in rural and urban areas, NITI Aayog CEO B V R Subrahmanyam said on Sunday. The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, released data on household consumption expenditure for the year 2022-23 on Saturday which shows per capita monthly household expenditure more than doubled in 2022-23 as compared to 2011-12. "This long-awaited consumer expenditure survey has brought out many things. With data on household consumption, we can assess what is the status of poverty in the country and how successful the poverty alleviation measures have been, Subrahmanyam told reporters. "The survey findings indicate that poverty in India is below five per cent now. I am convinced with the data, he said. He said that for the purpose of the survey, people were kept in 20 different categories and the

Share of self-employed goes up after the pandemic, says NSO report

Report shows 39.5 per cent male workers and 39.4 per cent female workers in urban India declared themselves self-employed

TMS Ep391: National Sample Survey, consumer sentiments, markets, FATF

What does National Sample Survey tell us about rural India? What's behind the improvement in consumer sentiments? Is it time to bottom fish as Nifty trades below 200-DMA? What is FATF? All answer here

Policy making through the third eye

In current times when data is under threat, N Bhaskara Rao's book makes a compelling argument for basing policies on sound research and using data and insights wisely for the purpose

Year in Review: From job data to growth woes, India's 'shrinking' feeling

A list of events and policy decisions that made the biggest impact on Indian economy during the year 2019

Could consumption really have fallen?

The leaked NSS consumption numbers have provoked a debate. While arguments by various sides are not really convincing there are some broad lessons

Death of an institution

The NSS was established in 1950 by the government on the advice of then statistical adviser to the Cabinet with support of Jawaharlal Nehru

Quality and credibility problems of govt data

The problems with the NSSO survey, now a part of the CSO, is that it has failed to keep pace with the changing times

NSO providing primary data 'free of cost', says Ministry of Statistics

Rao said the merger of CSO and NSSO to form the NSO leverages the strengths of the two organisations in meeting the increasing demands of quality statistics.

Only 61% households used LPG for cooking as of Dec 2018, shows NSO data

Only 48.3 per cent of the rural households used LPG, while the figures were much higher in urban areas at 86.6 per cent, according to the NSO report

Govt releases 5 survey reports after uproar, holds back study it junked

Scholars across the world had appealed for the survey reports, including one on household consumer expenditure.

Over 200 global economists seek junked NSO report details from govt

Chorus to make junk NSO report public grows

FinMin defends NSSO report, says little scope of overestimating GDP number

Government issues statement second time in three days after a controversy about NSSO report on services sector.

National Statistical Commission has approved NSSO report: Labour Minister

The government has not released the NSSO's PLFS report for 2017-18, which shows unemployment rate at a 45-year high of 6.1 per cent, even after the required approvals were in place