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Women need a better deal

The literature, say the authors, has focused on supply-side constraints that prevent women from entering the labour markets

Migration from factories to farms, a sign of distress

The government's Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report shows a sharp increase in employment in agriculture from 42.5% of the total employment in 2018-19 to 45.6% in 2019-20

Subdued sentiments threaten recovery

The index of consumer sentiments fell by 1.5 per cent in June 2021 after having fallen by 10.8 per cent in May and 3.8 per cent in April 2021

New projects drop 13% sequentially in June quarter due to Covid: CMIE data

Value of completed projects halved to Rs 50,000 crore; Figures are 70-95% on YoY basis because of national lockdown at the time

Mobility is not enough

It is possible that the mobility indices have moved because of the relaxations. Labour participation rates have improved

Indian labour market now in worst condition since Apr-May 2020: CMIE

The employment rate continues to worsen amid the second wave of Covid-19

No green shoots: New investment projects fall in FY21, lowest since FY05

In FY05, this level was a part of the increasing trend witnessed since FY03

Can the rich help?

The recovery cannot be investments-led because most enterprises are nursing excess capacities

97% Indians poorer post-Covid; steady fall in salaried jobs: Mahesh Vyas

Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy CEO Mahesh Vyas explains whether India's economy can make another quick recovery

Double-digit unemployment rate makes a return

The unemployment rate touched 14.5 per cent in the week ended May 16, 2021

Recovery faces demand constraints

While the supply-side has sprung back at least in the large organised sectors, the demand side continues to remain broken. The demand constraints will pose a challenge to the recovery process

Job losses mount in April

The employment rate fell from 37.6 per cent in March to 36.8 per cent in April

New projects inched higher in March compared to December quarter

Completed projects are down 69.4 per cent year-on-year to Rs 0.53 trillion

Women: Educated but unemployed

Indian women work a lot. But, their work is predominantly at home, in service of other members of their household

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

Reading the tea leaves: What do jobs data tell us about economic recovery?

Weekly estimates for the first three weeks of December indicate a likely marginal improvement in aggregate employment compared to November

Five million potential workers may have left the labour force entirely

It appears that the recovery phase of employment is over and a decline is setting in again

Farms to factories and back

Usually, in the June quarter, the GDP shrinks by about 3-4 per cent compared to the previous quarter. This is because there is seasonality in the GDP series

Labour market failed to absorb enough workers this festive season

The labour participation rate and the employment rate have fallen in each of the past four weeks

Profit vs wages: Lockdown has taught firms a lesson that will hurt labour

Owners of capital have benefitted well in these very difficult times. But labour has not been as lucky