Labour Market Data

The national database of informal sector workers eSharm portal has crossed the 30-crore registrations milestone in a period of three years, the labour ministry said on Monday. This achievement highlights the social impact and the government's commitment to support unorganised workers across the country, a labour ministry statement said. According to the statement, the Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoLE) launched the eShram portal on August 26, 2021. In three years since its launch, eShram has registered more than 30 crore unorganised workers, showcasing its rapid and widespread adoption among the unorganised workers, it stated. The government envisages to establish the eShram portal as a "One-Stop-Solution" for the country's unorganised workers. During the Budget speech 2024-25 it announced that, "a comprehensive integration of eShram portal with other portals will facilitate such One-Stop-Solution." This initiative aims to facilitate access of various social security schemes

Workplace exploitation: In a survey conducted by UNI Global Union, as many as 1,838 Amazon employees reported dire working conditions at its facilities in India

In what suggests some robustness, nearly 67 per cent of the total new EPF subscribers belong to the 18-28 age group, a cohort mostly comprised of new entrants to the labour market

The International Labour Organisation's report revealed that while the wages of casual labourers maintained a modest upward trend during 2012-22, real wages of regular workers either remained stagnant

Earlier in September 2023, 950,527 subscribers had joined the EPF. This data is crucial as only the formal workforce enjoys social security benefits and is protected by labour laws

A moderation in quits may imply Americans are feeling less confident in their ability to find other jobs in the current market or reflect a smaller wage premium on offer for job-switchers

Self-employment has improved as government programmes take care of primary subsistence needs, it says

The unemployment rate among men and women has been estimated at 6.6 and 9.4 per cent, respectively

The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted during July 2020-June 2021 collected information on migration and temporary visitors to households

Employment increased from 402.9 million in April to 404 million in May

The faster pace of hiring shows that more Americans returned to workplaces as Covid-19 cases declined

India's LFPR was 50.2% according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2018-19. The pandemic further pushed people out of work

The number of Americans filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits surged last week

The count of the unemployed mounted to 38.7 million in December 2020 compared to 27.4 million in November, registering a massive increase of 11.3 million

Better labour market data are needed, urgently