Unemployment

Husband cannot evade his duty towards child citing unemployment: Court

A husband cannot evade his legal responsibility towards his wife and minor child merely by claiming unemployment, a Delhi court has said while directing a man to pay Rs 6,000 monthly maintenance to his son in a domestic violence case. Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan was hearing an appeal filed by a woman challenging a trial court order that had denied her monetary relief under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence (PWDV) Act and allowed her plea. In an order dated June 2, the court said, "It is for the respondent/husband to manage his expenses and merely giving the excuse that he is jobless or that he has other responsibilities... does not absolve him from maintaining his legally wedded wife and the minor son." The court held that the husband, described as an able-bodied person, was capable of paying maintenance and directed him to pay Rs 6,000 per month towards the upkeep of the child till he attains maturity. The woman had alleged that after her marri

Gloomy future: For new graduates, job market scars could linger for years

Weak hiring and AI-driven disruption threaten recent graduates with lower wages, slower career growth and higher unemployment, economists warn

Cockroach Janata Party: Indian youth turn political anger into viral satire

The CJP manifesto offers an unstructured opinion poll on what concerns young people most

Datanomics: Is Cockroach Janata Party a digital buzz or political reality?

Concerns about jobs, employability and economic uncertainty have shaped youth conversations in India and abroad

India Out of Work: Hurdles in the Viksit Bharat race for growth and jobs

The book holds the slowdown in the growth of non-farm jobs as a key reason for inadequate demand

Urban unemployment rate eases marginally to 6.6% in March quarter

Unemployment rate in cities declined marginally to 6.6 per cent in March quarter from 6.7 per cent in October-December 2025, a government survey released on Monday said. The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by National Statistics Office for the quarter covered a total of 5,61,822 persons, aged 15 years and above. The March quarter update is the fourth in the series. The bulletin for April June 2025 was the first to provide estimates for both rural and urban areas. It stated that the overall unemployment rate or joblessness in urban areas exhibited declining trend during January-March 2026 compared to the last two quarters. It stood at 6.6 per cent during March quarter compared to 6.7 per cent in the previous quarter while it edged up marginally to 4.3 per cent from 4.0 per cent in rural areas. In rural areas, regular wage/salaried employees showed an upward movement at 15.5 per cent during January-March 2026 from 14.8 per cent in the previous quarter. Share of ...

Women-led households linked to better quality jobs: SBI Research

SBI Research analysis of PLFS 2025 data found women-headed households are associated with higher regular wage employment and lower dependence on casual labour

US jobless claims rise slightly, remain less than expected amid low layoffs

US jobless claims rose slightly last week but remained below expectations, signalling continued resilience in the labour market despite AI-driven layoffs and global risks

India fiscal deficit may breach target, rise to 4.5% in FY27: BMI

Fitch warns India's fiscal deficit may exceed the FY27 target due to higher subsidies and policy support, while Moody's sees rising inflation and unemployment risks

India's unemployment rate rises to 5.1% in March, led by urban centres

The unemployment rate (UR) for individuals aged 15 and older rose slightly to 5.1 per cent in March from 4.9 per cent in February this year, mainly due to high joblessness in urban areas, according to government data released on Wednesday. The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), is the primary source of data on activity participation, employment and unemployment conditions of the population. The PLFS survey methodology has been modified from January 2025 to provide monthly and quarterly estimates of labour force indicators for the country. The Monthly Bulletins for April 2025 to February 2026 have already been released. The present Monthly Bulletin for March 2026 is the twelfth in the series. A statement on the PLFS stated that the UR among persons aged 15 years and above rose slightly to 5.1 per cent in March 2026 from 4.9 per cent in February 2026, mainly driv

Datanomics: Minorities face disadvantage in India's labour market

India's stable unemployment rate masks sharp disparities, with minorities facing uneven job access, lower participation and higher reliance on informal work

Improving job quality: India needs to generate more productive employment

Revamped PLFS offers sharper labour data, but reveals a deeper concern-India's workforce remains trapped in low-quality jobs with weak wage growth

British military sees jobs crisis as opportunity to rebuild depleted forces

Military opportunities are now being actively promoted in job centres around the country, with a particular focus on regions with high youth unemployment

Three poles in poll fray: Kerala boasts literacy, low poverty, but not jobs

Kerala heads into a three-cornered electoral contest amid strong social indicators, fiscal stress, and a persistent jobs crisis

Unemployment dips marginally to 4.9% in February, shows govt survey

Overall unemployment among persons aged 15 years and above fell marginally to 4.9 per cent in February from 5 per cent in January this year, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released on Monday. After an increase in January 2026, the urban unemployment rate (UR) among persons aged 15 years and above declined to 6.6 per cent in February 2026, falling below the December 2025 level (6.7%), the survey stated. Rural UR remained unchanged at 4.2 per cent in February 2026. In February 2026, the overall unemployment rate (UR) among females aged 15 years and above declined to 5.1 per cent, compared to 5.6 per cent in January, 2026. Decline was observed in both rural and urban areas. The urban female UR decreased from 9.8 per cent in January 2026 to 8.7 per cent in February 2026, while the rural female UR declined from 4.3 per cent to 4.0 per cent during the same period. The overall male UR remained stable at 4.8 per cent. The overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFP

Active job vacancies on govt job portal falls to 16-month low in Feb

The count of active jobs in February was the lowest since October 2024, when it was 14.12 lakh, according to the NCS performance dashboard

Rising stress, weak redress: Here are the key challenges in Budget 2026

Unemployment in the age group 15-24 year remains extremely high and structurally sticky even after the pandemic shock

US applications for jobless benefits inch up last week to still-low 200,000

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits inched up last week but US layoffs remain historically low despite signs of a softening labour market. US filings for jobless aid for the week ending Jan 17 rose by 1,000 to 200,000, up from 199,000 the previous week, the Labour Department reported Thursday. That's fewer than the 207,000 new applications that analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet were expecting. Applications for unemployment benefits are viewed as a proxy for layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market. The four-week average of jobless claims, which softens some of the week-to-week volatility, fell by 3,750 to 201,500. The total number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the previous week ending Jan 10 declined by 26,000 to 1.85 million, the government said.

75% of higher education institutions not industry-ready: TeamLease EdTech

A TeamLease EdTech report said 75% of higher education institutions remain unprepared for industry needs, with weak curriculum alignment and limited internships hurting employability

Unemployment rate rises marginally to 4.8% in December: Govt data

Unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above rose marginally to 4.8 per cent in December 2025 compared to 4.7 per cent in the preceding month. The unemployment rate (UR) or joblessness, among persons of age 15 years and above, remained largely stable in December 2025, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Thursday. The overall UR is estimated at 4.8 per cent in December 2025 against 4.7 per cent observed in November 2025, it added. The rural UR remained stagnant at 3.9 per cent, while the urban UR increased to 6.7 per cent from 6.5 per cent in the previous month, the data showed. Among rural males aged 15 years and above, the UR remained low and stable at 4.1 per cent in December, 2025. Further, the urban female UR moderated to 9.1 per cent in December 2025 from 9.3 per cent in November 2025. According to a statement, the UR in the remaining gender sector increased slightly, tho