Page 7 - Unemployment Rate

Australian unemployment holds at 13-year low as Omicron hits hours

The unemployment rate stayed at 4.2%, matching the lowest reading since 2008 when it bottomed out at 4.0%

Unemployment rate at 9.4% in January-March 2021: NSO survey

NSO data: Joblessness drops in urban India but higher than pre-Covid level

Unemployment rate at 9.3% in January-March 2021, shows NSO survey

Unemployment rate for all ages in urban areas rose to 9.3 per cent in January-March 2021 from 9.1 per cent in the same month of the previous year, survey showed

Employment could expand in October

The week ended October 17 was remarkable as it saw an increase in the LPR and a simultaneous fall in the unemployment rate

Employment increases by 8.5 million in September, shows CMIE data

The employment in salaried jobs increased to 84.1 million in September from 77.1 million in August

Unemployment rate rises to 10.3% in Oct-Dec 2020, shows NSO survey

Unemployment rate for all ages in urban areas rose to 10.3 per cent in October-December 2020 as compared to 7.9 per cent in the corresponding months a year ago

Gujarat job claims: It is Vijay Rupani's data vs Legislative Assembly data

Gujarat CM said the state government had provided more than 200,000 government jobs but responses given in the Legislative Assembly for the period of 2016-2020 say otherwise

Migration from factories to farms, a sign of distress

The government's Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report shows a sharp increase in employment in agriculture from 42.5% of the total employment in 2018-19 to 45.6% in 2019-20

India's June jobless rate falls to 9.17% from 11.90% in May: CMIE

India's June unemployment rate fell to 9.17% from the May figure of 11.90%, data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) showed on Thursday

Employment rate continues to fall

Employment has been falling since January 2021 when it had touched a recent peak of 400.7 million. It has fallen in each of the four months since then

Adrift in April

Low employment rates and low labour participation rates leave enough people free to participate in endless political rallies and mammoth religious congregations

Recruitment activity logs 2% drop in March over previous month: Report

Main drag was a decline in job postings in sectors

Return to a declining gradient

The small fall in the unemployed we see does not imply that more people got employment

Wall Street slips at open on gloomy jobless claims data, tech slide

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 54.4 points, or 0.17%, at the open

Year begins well as January recovers employment loss of past three months

Employment in India is still lower than it was before the lockdown, but there are lesser unemployed people willing to work as well. The recovery is still incomplete but, we made good progress in Jan

European Union unemployment rate rose to 7.5% in Dec 2020

The EU unemployment rate in December 2020 had increased to 7.5 per cent, remaining largely stable compared to the previous month

Slowing economy drove urban unemployment to four-quarter high in Q4FY20

The spike in the rate could also be attributed to a slightly higher willingness among women to participate in the job market

India's October unemployment rate climbs up to 6.98%, CMIE data shows

India's unemployment rate in October rose to 6.98% from 6.67% in September, according to data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy

Urban joblessness up in six states in July-Sept 2019, Gujarat worst hit

Sharpest decline in unemployment rate was seen in Haryana, from 11.5% in April-June 2019 to 7.5% in July-September 2019

Rajasthan unemployment rate at 17.5% in August, double the national avg

The national average unemployment rate in the same month was 8.35 per cent