Page 14 - Unemployment

India's unemployment rate fell to 11% in June from 23.5% in May: CMIE

The fall in jobless rate came as economic activities resumed after government eased pandemic lockdown restrictions

Best of BS Opinion: Dealing with national crisis, protecting press freedom

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A push for labour-intensive manufacturing

Given the widespread loss of jobs and incomes, there is an immediate need to accelerate the pace of job creation

COVID-19: Bring MNREGA-like scheme in urban areas to help unemployed, Gehlot tells Puri

Livelihoods of a large section of people in urban areas have been affected due to the pandemic, the Rajasthan CM said in a letter to Hardeep Singh Puri

India tally rises to 440K; Patanjali launches ayurvedic drug for Covid-19

According to government data, the situation in India is not as alarming as some of the other countries, given a limited spread on a per-capita basis

Best of BS Opinion: Recovering from Covid-19, unemployment rate, and more

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As US states continue to reopen, unemployment claims down to 1.54 million

The new report also showed that the four-week moving average, a method to iron out data volatility, decreased by 286,250 to reach 2 million

US unemployment rate soars to post-WWII record high: Federal Reserve

The central bank's remarks were part of its Monetary Policy Report submitted to Congress on Friday

World coronavirus dispatch: Symptomless spread is 'rare', says WHO

From England's study of coronavirus in schools, to why World Bank says it may be worst economic crisis since WW-II, and Alibaba recruiting 5,000 people - read these and more in today's world dispatch

CPHS unemployment estimates are conservative

Headline numbers suggest an improvement in labour markets during 2018-19 compared to the situation in 2017-18

A horror movie in the making?

After the lockdown, a summer of discontent is looming as the jobs crisis deepens

70% of MSMEs intend to reduce headcount to save businesses: AIMO survey

The survey's result, the second part of the survey series conducted by AIMO amongst the corporates, MSMEs, self employed persons and others, was based on the responses from 46,525 participants.

Job situation improves in 2018-19, unemployment rate falls to 5.8%: Govt

The labour force participation rate (LFPR) during 2018-19 rose to 37.5 per cent as compared to 36.9 per cent a year ago, said the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)

Many unhappy returns

For states that account for the bulk of the migrants, this unprecedented reverse migration imposes extraordinary challenges of absorbing them without causing social disruptions

Covid-19 crisis: Rising costs, low demand force firms to impose surcharge

Rising unemployment, safety concerns and limits on the number of customers a business is allowed to serve are setting a cap on sales

10 well-known companies that laid off staff due to coronavirus

Here is the list of major companies that have said they are downsizing their workforce

Covid-19 lockdown could take away 135 million jobs in India, says report

120 million people might be pushed back into poverty in India

Best of BS Opinion: Inevitability of classical economics, Covid-19 and more

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April jobs data to show a record-shattering loss of jobs in US: Report

This would mean that nearly all the job growth in the 11 years since the Great Recession had vanished in a single month

Let the enterprise of our people take its course, Rajan tells Rahul Gandhi

Rajan said,the elements of creating capabilities is better education, better health care, better infrastructure