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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

In India's K-shaped economic recovery, keep a watch on middle-income groups

India's better-than-expected recovery story was scripted by households, and not government spending or private sector investments

As economy slows down, India would need to create 8 mn jobs every year

The real challenge is in raising the labour participation and employment rates

Labour conditions worsening. Expect job losses in August

In August, barring an exceptional spike in one week, the labour participation rate has been slipping

Jobs for youngsters dwindle in slowing economy hit by Covid-19, lockdown

Slowly, the age profile of the workforce is shifting towards the relatively old workers

18.9 mn salaried people lost jobs since April, 5 mn in July, says CMIE

The loss of around 5 million jobs in July comes after around 3.9 million jobs were gained in June, as per the data

Bengal's 6.5% jobless rate in June 'far better' than that of India: Mamata

This is an outcome of the economic strategy adopted by the state government to tackle the Covid-19 crisis and the devastation caused by cyclone Amphan, Banerjee said

Unemployment rate falls sharply in June as people return to work

The fall in the unemployment rate is doubly appealing as it is accompanied by an increase in the labour participation rate

India's unemployment rate in May rises to 23.48%, show CMIE data

India's infrastructure output, contributing nearly 40 per cent in industrial production, contracted 38.1 per cent in April

India's unemployment rate soars to 27.11% amid Covid-19 crisis: CMIE

The Mumbai-based think tank said the rate of unemployment was the highest in the urban areas

Slight ease in lockdown gives hope to the desperate, improves employment

The count of the unemployed who were actively looking for jobs during the week of April 26 was around 76 mn. In the earlier weeks, it was close to 100 mn

Lockdown 2.0: Unemployment rate touches 26% amid Covid-19 outbreak

The labour participation rate has similarly fallen further from 35.5 per cent to 35.4 per cent and, the employment rate has now fallen to 26.1 per cent compared to 27 per cent in the earlier week

Unemployment rate in India rose to a three-year high of 8.5% in Oct: CMIE

Unemployment was worse only in the pre-demonetisation period, according to the data, at 9.6% in August 2016.

Corporate India had an extraordinary 2018-19, but their real wage rate fell

In last 6 years, wages have grown at an average 10% a year within a narrow range of 9-12% per year. During this period, sales have grown at an average annual rate of 6% in wider range from -3% to +17%

Rural unemployment rises, urban stabilises

The rural unemployment rate in the week ended October 6 was 8.3 per cent and in the second week it was 8.2 per cent

Unemployment in Jammu & Kashmir

In the recent past we faced several challenges in execution of the survey

A V-shaped unemployment rate

The V-shape pattern of the unemployment rate holds true for both, urban and rural unemployment rates

Consumer sentiment down in week ended May 13, unemployment drops marginally

In the week ended May 13, consumer sentiment slipped marginally to 91.90 from 92.08 the previous week; unemployment rate rose to 5.82% from 5.85% during the same period, according to CMIE data

Consumer sentiment down in week ended May 6, unemployment up

In the week ended May 6, consumer sentiment slipped marginally to 92.08 from 93.31 the previous week; unemployment rate rose to 5.85% from 4.69% during the same period, according to CMIE data