Page 16 - Unemployment In India

Jobs for youngsters dwindle in slowing economy hit by Covid-19, lockdown

Slowly, the age profile of the workforce is shifting towards the relatively old workers

Apart from benefit hike, recent ESIC move to make jobless claims easier too

Relief would be given after 30 days of unemployment as against 90 days at present; no burden on exchequer as ESIC has surplus funds

Q1 snapshot of the Indian economy: Attaining recovery will be a long haul

The severity of contraction in economic activities due to Covid-19 is declining, but sustainable recovery is far away still. A K Bhattacharya explains the problems and positives for the Indian economy

A recovery to worry: Revival in employment has left out salaried jobs

The recovery is largely in informal jobs. The situation has worsened for the salaried class

A partial, slowing economic recovery underway after sharp fall of April

But, its momentum could be petering out well before the recovery is complete

Job seekers confident about career progression as economy reboots: Survey

The LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index showed a modest increase in India's overall workforce confidence, with a composite score of (+) 50, up from (+) 48 in June 1-14.

25-30 million lost jobs in MSMEs during March-June, says survey

Another 10-15 million jobs may be lost by the end of August

Covid-19 crisis: Employment of young women hit most amid lockdown

Employee Provident Fund data shows a sharp fall in new additions to subscriptions to the Fund in April 2020, the first complete month of the lockdown

Job growth to good kharif crop, a new equilibrium seems to be setting in

Labour participation picked up smartly in the week ended July 19. At 41.7% it was heads and shoulders above the 40.4% recorded during the preceding two weeks

Bengal's 6.5% jobless rate in June 'far better' than that of India: Mamata

This is an outcome of the economic strategy adopted by the state government to tackle the Covid-19 crisis and the devastation caused by cyclone Amphan, Banerjee said

Happy National Statistics Day: How do we square jobs data with reality

The experience of the past three months provides proof that Indians do not protest loss of jobs. They just drop their rates and continue with their lives

India tally rises to 440K; Patanjali launches ayurvedic drug for Covid-19

According to government data, the situation in India is not as alarming as some of the other countries, given a limited spread on a per-capita basis

Happy monsoon season: Unemployment rate falls to pre-lockdown level of 8.5%

The big gain in employment is happening in rural India and it might see bigger gains in the months to come or at least sustain the momentum

Unemployment rate falls sharply in June as people return to work

The fall in the unemployment rate is doubly appealing as it is accompanied by an increase in the labour participation rate

Best of BS Opinion: Covid-19 impact on jobs, preserving the IBC, and more

From what the upcoming GST Council meet should focus on to how Trump's response to the protests helped it spread beyond its borders, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day.

Unemployment rate falls to 5.8% in 2018-19 from over a four-decade high

The unemployment rate in 2017-18 had risen to 6.1%, compared to 2.2% in 2011-12, according to the results of the Periodic Labour Force Survey released by the National Statistical Office.

Covid-19 and the job crunch

Having realised that there is really no contradiction between "jaan" and "jahaan", states are gradually reopening their economies. But they are locking the stable doors after the horses have bolted

India's unemployment rate in May rises to 23.48%, show CMIE data

India's infrastructure output, contributing nearly 40 per cent in industrial production, contracted 38.1 per cent in April

Many manufacturing companies weighed labour cost cuts even before lockdown

Salary and wage bill for manufacturers was down around 1% YoY in Jan-Mar

Covid-19 crisis: Unemployment rate remains high at 24.3% amid lockdown

The labour participation rate trend seems to tell a story of some interesting changes in the labour markets