Page 17 - Unemployment

Over half a million lost jobs in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover: UN

More than half a million people have lost or been pushed out of their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said

Some unemployment puzzles

Why are so many young boys and girls keen to work but are not actively looking for work?

Unemployment serious crisis, PM's responsibility to resolve it: Rahul

He said the country seeking answers and excuses should not be made

Gaza Strip's population increases amid high poverty, unemployment

The coastal enclave of Gaza has witnessed a huge hike in population, which might be a bane rather than a boon for the overcrowded and besieged area

BS Views of the week: India's rising unemployment rate

What does India’s rising unemployment rate mean for the country’s economic recovery? What will be the trends and challenges for the banking sector in the new year? And, why does India need higher expenditure on infrastructure to sustain our economic recovery?

US job growth seen accelerating in Dec; record employment likely in 2021

The Labor Department's closely watched employment report on Friday is also expected to show the jobs market rapidly tightening, with the unemployment rate seen falling to a 22-month low in November

Unemployment in Germany will rise again slightly in next few months

Unemployment in Germany would rise again slightly over the next few months, the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) has said.

Unemployment rate in Hamas-ruled Gaza exceeds 50%: Palestinian official

A Palestinian official has announced that the unemployment rate in the Hamas-ruled Gaza strip has exceeded 50 per cent in 2021 with more than 2,50,000 Palestinians unemployed

Global remittances to rebound as economies recover from Covid impact: ADB

Growth in the money repatriated by migrant workers will slow to 4.2% in 2022 as base effects fade

Israel's unemployment rate drops to lowest since Covid-19 outbreak

The total number of unemployed people in Israel declined to about 282,800, according to data published by the state's Central Bureau of Statistics.

Congress to protest against Centre over unemployment, privatisation

Congress is planning to launch agitation against the Centre in January over rising unemployment and privatisation

How India affords a falling LPR

We find that the fall in LPR since 2016 has been accompanied with a fall in the proportion of households where more than one person is employed

Women in the post-pandemic workplace

It was women who unambiguously bore the brunt of the lockdown joblessness

Centre's road map for J&K to provide freedom from poverty: Gadkari

The road map of the central government for Jammu and Kashmir will provide freedom to the people of the Union territory from poverty and unemployment, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said

The seeds of a bleak future

This episode of legislating bad laws and rolling back, means those issues will not be addressed for fear of sparking another agitation, writes Devangshu Datta

Dualism and its discontents

Employed vs jobless, formal vs informal, urban vs rural-the pandemic has exacerbated the divide, with lasting consequences for the economy

Self-employment increases

People who cannot find acceptable jobs and can become self-employed entrepreneurs indulge themselves but they mostly cannot provide employment to others

Pandemic hurt to global employment much worse than anticipated, says ILO

In what it termed a "dramatic revision," the Geneva-based group now estimates that global hours worked this year will be 4.3% below their pre-pandemic level, the equivalent of 125 mn full-time jobs

Pak Oppn protests price hike, unemployment; calls for PM's resignation

Opposition parties in Pakistan have protested against the Imran Khan-led government over the various issues that people are facing, including price hike, inflation, corruption and unemployment.

UP's unemployment rate was over 17% in 2016, today it is 4-5%: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday claimed that the unemployment rate in the state was more than 17 per cent in the year 2016 which has now come down to four to five per cent.