Page 11 - Unemployment Rate
Aspirations and reality of jobs in India
Most large placement agencies will tell you that the greatest demand today is of sales people
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Unemployment rises in August 2018
The GDP growth estimates are at odds with employment estimates
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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
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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
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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