Page 19 - Unemployment In India

Women's employment in focus as govt starts talks to boost job creation

The move comes at a time when the gross domestic product (GDP) growth has slipped to a six-year low of 5 per cent in the first quarter of this financial year (FY20)

Best of BS Opinion: Educated unemployed mark India's looming crisis

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Growing crisis of the educated unemployed

When you put the reports by HRD ministry and CMIE survey together, you are looking at a simmering volcano

Labour supply expands by 4.5 million

A greater proportion of a rising population joining the labour force is the best of both worlds

Just 19% of employers in India bullish on hiring in Oct-Dec quarter: Survey

Despite the modest number, India is the fourth most optimistic nation about hiring plans for the next three months globally

Unemployment in Jammu & Kashmir

In the recent past we faced several challenges in execution of the survey

1 in 5 Mudra beneficiaries started new biz; job creation even less: Survey

Simply put, the number of additional jobs created in 33 months was less than 10 per cent of the total number of loans

Top 10 biz headlines: Core sectors growth slows, no new Jet suitor & more

From a spurt in cement production and slower contraction in energy segment pulling up growth in 8 core sectors to 2.1% in July to Jet failing to find a new suitor, here is today's top business news

A V-shaped unemployment rate

The V-shape pattern of the unemployment rate holds true for both, urban and rural unemployment rates

Unemployment now in the 8-9% range

While the weekly unemployment rate was over 9% during the week ended August 25, the 30-day moving average on the same day was 8.25%

1.2 million new jobs created in June, fewer than May: ESIC payroll data

Gross enrolments of new subscribers with the ESIC were 1.49 crore during 2018-19, a report released by National Statistical Office (NSO) stated

From banks to automakers, hiring slowing across most sectors: Care Ratings

The services sector, which accounts for a bulk of the economy, was the lone sweet spot that displayed robust jobs growth

Jobs grew at medium and large companies, but at a slow pace: Study

The study, carried out by CARE Ratings, is based on annual reports of 969 medium and large companies

Hope survives in urban India

After a rapid fall from the early-June peak, the unemployment rate has been rising steadily

Consumers turn gloomy about economic situation, employment: RBI survey

Perceptions on the general situation and employment softened, finds survey

Auto slowdown: 286 dealers closed down in 18 months, 32,000 jobs impacted

The worst-hit is the passenger car segment. Maharashtra leads with 84 closures, followed by Tamil Nadu and Delhi

Govt's silence dangerous: Priyanka on reports of threat to 1 mn auto jobs

Priyanka Gandhi tagged the media report on Twitter which said auto parts industry is fearing that 1 million jobs could be at stake due to the slowdown

A much-needed blueprint

The Economic Survey posits a clear development model to put India on a high-growth path

Govt set to remove minimum educational criteria for driving licence

At present, under Rule 8 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, a transport vehicle driver needs to have passed class 8

'India has wage problem, not job problem', believes TV Mohandas Pai

Pai said the data on unemployment put out by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) that 11 million jobs were lost in 2018 was erroneous