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Urban unemployment rate drops for fifth quarter to 7.2%: NSO survey
The unemployment rate among men and women has been estimated at 6.6 and 9.4 per cent, respectively
Covid may have forced return of 51.6% urban men to villages: PLF survey
The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted during July 2020-June 2021 collected information on migration and temporary visitors to households
Employment gains
Employment increased from 402.9 million in April to 404 million in May
US job growth picks up in October; unemployment rate falls to 4.6%
The faster pace of hiring shows that more Americans returned to workplaces as Covid-19 cases declined
Covid-19 pandemic hit India's women labourers the hardest, shows data
India's LFPR was 50.2% according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2018-19. The pandemic further pushed people out of work
Gold edges higher as weak US labour market data boosts stimulus bets
The number of Americans filing first-time applications for unemployment benefits surged last week
Labour markets disappoint in Dec
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
A question of jobs
Better labour market data are needed, urgently
