Page 14 - Unemployment

Will PM Modi's 'one million job' drive help ease the employment crisis?

PM Modi announced to recruit 10 lakh people in Central govt in the next 18 months. The govt also announced a radical recruitment plan for armed forces. Will these solve India's unemployment problem?

Job at hand: India far behind other nations in public sector employment

India is still far behind the US, China and others in public sector employment

1 million govt jobs by 2024: PM Modi's order for hiring on 'mission mode'

Central govt depts, ministries told to identify vacancies at the earliest

Recruit 1 mn people in 'mission mode' in 1.5 yrs: PM Modi tells ministries

The unemployment rate in urban India for those aged 15 years and above slipped to 8.7 per cent in October-December 2021

Pakistan unemployment: 27.6% rise in people seeking jobs overseas

The Covid pandemic has given another blow to the opportunities for employment in Pakistan which is shrinking by the day.

Unemployment rate at 5.1% in May reaches new record low in Canada

The unemployment rate in Canada edged down 0.1 percentage point to 5.1 per cent in May, marking three consecutive months of decrease

Making urban MNREGA workable: A question of getting the structure right

The urban population is more educated and generally has a different set of job preferences than the rural

Unemployment in Brazil drops 10.5% to 7-year low for April quarter

Unemployment in Brazil fell to 10.5 per cent in the February to April period, the lowest since 2015

Sentiments sour

It is quite possible that the controls on export of wheat and sugar could have caused the sentiments in general and expectations in particular to sour in recent times

Are labour markets overheating? Six charts explain state of employment

The ILO report also highlighted that incomes haven't returned to pre-pandemic levels across most of the world

Polarisation damaging foundations of India's growth: Kaushik Basu

Basu further said India's big challenge is unemployment and joblessness as youth unemployment in India is over 24 per cent, which is among the highest in the world

Record inflation, unemployment under 'failed' governance of Centre: Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday targeted the BJP-led government at the Centre over the issue of inflation, saying it is "looting" people's income.

Left parties call nationwide protest against price rise from May 25-31

Left parties have called a nationwide protest against the rising prices of essential commodities and unemployment from May 25-31. In a joint statement issued on Saturday, the Left parties directed their units across the country to coordinate this united and concerted nationwide struggle against price rise and unemployment. "Unabated galloping price rise is imposing unprecedented burdens on the people. Crores are suffering and are pushed into deeper poverty with growing hunger pangs. Coming on top of unprecedented and growing levels of unemployment, this is compounding people's miseries," the statement said. The Left parties said that over the last year the prices of petroleum products have increased by 70 per cent, vegetables by 20 per cent, cooking oil by 23 per cent and cereals by 8 per cent. "Wheat, the staple diet of crores of Indians, is seeing a price rise of over 14 per cent, making it unaffordable. Wheat procurement has declined. Central government has procured less than ..

India adds 8.8 mn new jobs in April; yet inadequate to meet demand: CMIE

It may be useful to note that the 8.8 million increase in April comes after a 12 million fall during the preceding three months: CMIE

Portuguese CPI records inflation rise of 1.9% points from March-April' 22

"Since the beginning of 2022, the year-on-year rate of change of the CPI has shown a significant acceleration," the INE was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying

Haryana's unemployment rate highest in country: Cong general sec Surjewala

Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Tuesday alleged that Haryana's unemployment rate is highest in the country.

Unemployment at peak in Haryana, but govt in denial mode: MLA Balraj Kundu

"The government speaks a white lie when it claims the unemployment rate in the state is only around 6 per cent," Kundu told reporters here

Unemployment rate falls, from grace

The decline in the LPR reflects the inadequacy of the growth in employment opportunities

Govt grinding common man in millstone of inflation, unemployment: Cong

The Congress leader said this is very serious and is nothing more than this kind of a kick in the solar plexus of the common man

Samajwadi Party to hit the roads over jobs issue: Akhilesh Yadav

The Samajwadi Party will hit the roads to press the government to solve problems of the youth, who are awaiting for recruitment against vacant posts, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday