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Vulnerable jobs

While about 13 million lost jobs during the month, the count of the unemployed increased by only 3 million

Whither the middle class?

How to arrest a worldwide decline

Demand for CXOs doubles as companies race to hire top executives: Report

The firms are also hiring more leaders at top roles as companies are also reportedly weeding out CXOs who did not meet their performance targets

Few vacancies, delayed appointments: Why ex-servicemen fail to find jobs

The data shows that absorbing the first batch of 34,500 retired Agniveers in 2026 will require additional vacancies

Disparate and slow recovery of sentiments

Consumer sentiments have been recovering, but at a very slow pace. Worse still, this recovery has been decelerating in recent months. Further, this recovery is skewed in favour of the rich

Size of India's gig economy, the challenges it faces and possible remedies

While the tribe of contractual workers is growing rapidly, many of the challenges they have been facing remain unaddressed

Agni pareeksha

Agnipath promises to hire only about 46,000 people initially; this would be increased in subsequent years

Govt of not 'jumlas' but 'maha jumlas': Rahul on Centre's jobs announcement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked various government departments and ministries to undertake the recruitment of 10 lakh people on a "mission mode" in the next year and a half, his office said.

'Hiring demand up 9% in May led by telecom, BFSI, import-export sectors'

The job market continued to show growth for the second consecutive month of FY23 with a benchmark year-on-year recovery of 9 per cent in May, according to the Monster Employment Index (MEI).

PMEGP extended till FY26 with Rs 13k-cr outlay; to create 4 mn jobs: Govt

PMEGP seeks to facilitate generation of employment opportunities for youth across the country by assisting them in setting up of micro enterprises in non-farm sectors.

Thousands of aviation jobs up for grabs as Singapore races to recruit

Over 6,600 jobs are available at the Singapore's airport, which is often voted the world's best

WEF 2022: Why a global skills passport can lead us towards a trust economy

As jobs and workers reshuffle, within countries and across them, both employers and jobseekers benefit when they can perfectly match skills to roles

Urban job scheme: How 6 states do it, what is needed to make it work

A council advising the Prime Minister recommends securing employment for the urban poor.

IT sector will create one crore jobs by 2025-26: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Speaking at a press conference here, the minister of state for Electronics and Information Technology said the IT sector has created 10 lakh new jobs in the country this year so far

SSC JE final result 2020 declared, here is how to track performance

Out of the total candidates who appeared for the document verification process, 800 candidates recommended for appointment.

4.8 million jobs lost in Ukraine since start of conflict: ILO study

If the fighting was to cease immediately a rapid recovery would be possible, with the return of 3.4 million jobs, Xinhua news agency reported

TCS, Infosys come to terms with reality of real-time recruiting

The process runs unabated on a loop for large parts of the year, aided by online platforms

India must boost credit, labour to raise growth potential, says IMF

"We had lost two years of growth" because of the pandemic, Choueiri said in a separate interview Friday with Bloomberg Television's Kathleen Hays. "There is still catch up growth happening in India."

Delhi govt unveils blueprint of its five-year plan to generate 2 mn jobs

In the meeting, Kejriwal said 2 million jobs in five years is perhaps a first-of-its-kind experiment in the budget-making exercise

India job market sees 18.4% headcount growth across key sectors: Report

The overall movement from the previous year has been positive, with several industries showing progress in growing headcount, the report noted