Page 16 - Unemployment

Joblessness rate down to 12.6% in April-June 2021, says NSO survey

The estimates of unemployed persons in CWS give an average picture of unemployment in a short period of seven days during the survey period

RSS stresses on 'Bharat-centric' job models to tackle unemployment

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has called for "Bharat-centric" models of employment generation to strengthen the economy and achieve sustainable and holistic development

What do the unemployed do?

The delinking of activities from employment status allows a better understanding of what the unemployed do, or as CPHS informs us, what is the nature of occupation of the unemployed

Over 3,000 Afghans travel to Iran daily due to unemployment: Local media

More than 3,000 Afghan people go to Iran every day due to unemployment, local media reported citing officials in Herat and Nimroz provinces of Afghanistan.

Banks and railways privatisation will take away 500,000 jobs: Varun Gandhi

For the last several months, Varun Gandhi, BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh's Pilbhit has been expressing views on various issues that are not in line with his party's official stand

Unemployment falls in UP, on the rise in Punjab and Goa, shows data

PLFS data also shows Uttarakhand and Punjab's poor performance between 2017-18 and 2019-20

Government to tighten MGNREGA scheme to plug 'tremendous leakages'

The Centre has allocated Rs 73,000 crore for 2022-23, which is 25 per cent lower than the Rs 98,000 crore provided in the revised estimate (RE) for the current fiscal

Hiring demand almost flat in January due to Omicron conditions: Report

Hiring demand was almost flat in January witnessing a one per cent fall compared to the previous month, reflecting the cautious approach of Indian employers due to Omicron conditions, according to a report. On account of the third COVID-19 wave, the retail sector saw of dip of 8 per cent in demand sequentially, travel and tourism also witnessed an 8 per cent fall, while home appliances slipped 5 per cent, according to the Monster Employment Index (MEI), a comprehensive monthly job analysis report by Monster India. While agro (5 per cent) and BFSI (4 per cent) sectors continued to grow on a monthly basis, according to the report. The fall of 5 per cent in home appliances was followed by a drop of 5 per cent in FMCG and food & packaged food, BPO/ITES (-3 per cent), production and manufacturing (2 per cent), and engineering, cement, construction, iron/ steel (2 per cent) industries that showed a negative trend. Further, education, telecom/ISP, and healthcare, biotech and life ...

Over 16,000 committed suicide due to bankruptcy in 3 years: Govt

9,140 people ended their lives due to unemployment between 2018 and 2020

Unemployment, price rise become biggest problems: Farooq Abdullah

Unemployment has become the biggest problem in the country, along with price rise of essential commodities, and the government must take urgent step, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said

Opposition attacks govt over unemployment, privatisation in Rajya Sabha

Opposition members in Rajya Sabha hit out at the government over high unemployment rate and said the Union Budget 2022-23 failed to address the issue of job creation and increasing domestic demand.

Union Budget ignores glaring issue of unemployment, says Chidambaram

Former FM says only 520 mn of India's 940 mn strong workforce have some kind of job; India has a median age of 28.43, meaning that 50% are below this age, and presumably looking for jobs

Rahul Gandhi hits out at government on issue of unemployment

He quoted a media report that said 67 per cent MSMEs were temporarily shut and profits dipped for 66 per cent in FY21.

US adds 467,000 jobs in January, unemployment ticks up to 4% in Jan

US employers added 467,000 jobs in January amid the Omicron surge, with the unemployment rate slightly rising to 4.0 per cent, the US Labor Department reported on Friday.

India's unemployment rate falls to 6.57%, lowest since March 2021: CMIE

India's unemployment rate witnessed a sharp decline to 6.57 per cent in January, the lowest since March 2021

MGNREGA: Is the govt expecting unemployment levels to change soon?

Inflation adjusted, the Integrated Child Development Scheme figure is 36 per cent lower for 2021-22 than it had been the year PM Narendra Modi took over

Unemployment emerging as biggest problem in country: Varun Gandhi

Unemployment is emerging as the biggest problem in the country, and ignoring it is like covering fire with cotton, BJP MP Varun Gandhi said on Friday.

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Haryana's unemployment rate the highest in India, shows analysis

State's education performance has also slipped in the last five years

Global unemployment to reach 207 million in 2022, says ILO report

The report warns of slow and uncertain recovery as the pandemic continues to have a significant impact on global labour markets