Page 11 - Unemployment Rate

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

A case for quality jobs and labour reforms

During the week ended December 17, the unemployment rate was 5.5 per cent, higher than in the preceding two weeks

On shaky ground

The unorganised sector mostly meets temporary or seasonal requirements and is dependent on agriculture