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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

Covid-19 crisis: Here's how you can manage your finances after job loss

Those who have been handed the pink slip shouldn't make too many loan queries

10 well-known companies that laid off staff due to coronavirus

Here is the list of major companies that have said they are downsizing their workforce

Unemployment rate remains at 24%, but hard times ahead for labour

The small relaxations in the lockdown since April 20 have not had any positive impact on the unemployment rate, yet

Statsguru: Migrant workers' exit to job crisis, victory over Covid-19 tough

Joblessness is rising, migrants are returning home in India, and macroeconomic fundamentals are deteriorating

Hiring activity dips 62% in April in India amid lockdown: Naukri.com

The job market across cities registered a double-digit dip in hiring.

India's unemployment rate soars to 27.11% amid Covid-19 crisis: CMIE

The Mumbai-based think tank said the rate of unemployment was the highest in the urban areas

Covid-19: Unemployment rate rises to 24% amid nationwide lockdown

The economic impact of this lockdown by design is evidently huge. Its impact on the livelihood of vulnerable sections of society is immeasurably bigger

Coronavirus impact: Confusion, despair grip MSME cluster in Okhla

A sense of hopelessness pervades the streets in Delhi's Okhla, with row of parked trucks and an ominous silence

Unify the labour market

Time to end divisions between permanent and contract workers

Covid-19 impact: 195 mn full-time workers may lose jobs globally, says ILO

Huge losses are expected across different income groups, especially in upper-middle income countries (7 per cent, 100 million full-time workers), said the ILO

Pandemic distress

We need businesses up and running and people back at work - and swift extraordinary actions to make this happen

Unemployment rate over 23%; labour participation rate at all-time low

Labour statistics for March 2020 are worrisome. And those for the past two weeks are much worse

Economic dislocation

FY21 will be a difficult year for all stakeholders

Best of BS Opinion: Unemployment rate, coronavirus outbreak, and more

Business Standard opinion pieces for the day talk about various aspects of the pandemic

Unemployment rate during lockdown: Just like measuring water in ocean

What is the employment status of people who are stuck at home for an extended period of time? Are they unemployed?

India to offer unemployment benefits to workers affected by coronavirus

This will be along the lines of measures taken by countries such as the US to combat impact of the pandemic on the working population