Page 10 - Unemployment Rate

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

After a dramatic increase in unemployment rate, NDA has its job cut out

They hold the key to India's low-growth-high unemployment paradigm but the government may struggle to push them through this time as well. Somesh Jha explains why

Looking beyond the unemployment rate

Regardless of the approach we use, there is no denying the fact that unemployment rates in India are high

Standard errors: Demystifying the CMIE numbers to explain 'curious' trends

The sample for CMIE's weekly estimates is of the order of 30,000 respondents and that for the monthly estimates is 130,000, with minor variations every week or month

India's April unemployment rate increases to 7.6%, says CMIE

The figures could be bad news for Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a staggered general election.

Government's performance below average on jobs, other issues: Voter survey

Employment biggest issue for both urban and rural voters

Most unemployment surveys are skewed, PM Narendra Modi tells House

PM also slammed criticism of the interim budget's proposal of Rs 6,000 per year income support to small and marginal farmers

As elections approach, govt must remember that job seekers are also voters

The weekly urban unemployment rate was over the 8% mark for all the three weeks of September

Aspirations and reality of jobs in India

Most large placement agencies will tell you that the greatest demand today is of sales people

Unemployment rises in August 2018

The GDP growth estimates are at odds with employment estimates

What is right and wrong with PM Narendra Modi's 10 million jobs

Of the 80,000 doctors, dental surgeons and Aayush doctors that graduate every year, 60% start their own practice and provide employment to 5 persons each

Rise in employment in June is like India returning from a precipice

The number of employed increased from a low of 399 million in May 2018 to 404 million in June

What would the unemployment rate in April 2018 be?

The weekly unemployment rate had spiked to 7.41% in the week ended April 8

Feb unemployment rate at 15-month high as more people out seeking jobs

The month saw a mild increase in labour participation rate, from 43.2 per cent in January to 43.8 per cent

Sharp increase in unemployment rate is an alarming trend

The labour force has still not recovered entirely from the effects of demonetisation

Unemployment rate rises to 71-week high as labour participation increases

The estimated number of unemployed persons actively looking for jobs touched almost 31 million in the week ended February 25, the highest count since October 2016

More joblessness: ILO sees India's unemployment rate rising to 3.5% in 2018

According to ILO's latest report, the number of jobless in the country will increase to 18.6 million in 2018 and 18.9 million in 2019, against 18.3 million in 2017

Job fear in 2017: With low employment hope, 15 mn didn't even look for jobs

During the 2017 calendar year, employment grew by only 2 million, or 0.5 per cent, from the previous year

Why it is important to create jobs, not merely count employment numbers

While jobs mean employment in the organized set-up, 'employment' by itself could include working on own farms or as daily labourers or even hawking bananas at a bus station