Labour Market Data

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