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'In 2015-16, over 37 lakh job positions were vacant, but only 1.48 people were recruited. Likewise, in 2017-18, as many as 23 lakh job positions were to be filled, but only 9. 21 lakh people were recruited,' Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna' read. (Photo: ANI)

Finance Minister must find a solution to economic crisis: Shiv Sena

It said merely playing around with words will not help fight unemployment, the highest in the last 45 years.

03 Jun 2019 3:48 PM

The country's fiscal deficit in 2018-19 stood at 3.4 per cent of GDP, roughly in line with the Interim Budget estimate. (Photo: PTI/File)

Slump in economic growth and unemployment 2 major challenges: Congress

The number was below the forecast of 6.5 per cent for the March quarter.

31 May 2019 8:16 PM

The data released by the labour ministry on a day when Modi 2.0 Cabinet took charge, showed 7.8 per cent of all employable urban youth being jobless.

Unemployment rate at 6.1 per cent in 2017-18, confirms govt data

The joblessness among male on all India basis was 6.2 per cent, while it was 5.7 per cent in case of females.

31 May 2019 6:13 PM

Economic growth, which hit a five-quarter low of 6.6 per cent in October-December, appears to be slowing further. (Photo: AFP)

As election dust settles, jobs, trade, security high on government's to-do list

Unemployment rose to 7.6 per cent in April, the highest since October 2016, and up from 6.71 per cent in March.

20 May 2019 2:35 PM

Those with an annual income less than Rs 8 lakh, having agricultural land less than five acres, owning a flat smaller than 1,000 sqft, among other criteria, are eligible for the quota.

Who says there are no jobs? Modi govt’s goodwill trumps unemployment concerns

There are around 14,000 registered unemployed people in Bikaner alone, according to data provided by NCS.

19 Apr 2019 12:53 PM

A government report which was leaked in January this year also recorded that the unemployment rate in India rose to a 45-year high in 2017-2018.

After demonetisation, 50 lakh lost jobs over 2 years: Report

The overall unemployment rate was pegged at around 6 per cent in 2017-2018, as per leaked NSSO report.

17 Apr 2019 12:25 PM

Indian women sometimes do not take jobs far from home due to fears for their safety. (Representational image)

From farms to slums, Indian women on sharp end of jobs crisis

Female labour participation rate was merely 23.3 pc in 2017-2018, down about 8 percentage points from 2011-2012.

20 Mar 2019 10:32 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 'failing' to provide jobs for the youth in the state. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Rahul attacks CM Patnaik, PM Modi over soaring unemployment in Odisha

Rahul asserted that his party not only makes promises but also keeps them.

15 Mar 2019 4:36 PM

The data, which is an estimate based on household surveys, shows 31.2 million people were actively looking for jobs in February this year.

Ctrl-Alt-Stall: India's engineers struggle for work as jobs crisis worsens

India’s unemployment rate rose to 7.2 per cent last month, up from 5.9 per cent in February 2018.

12 Mar 2019 11:34 AM

The Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in an interaction with University students in Delhi asserted that the state must pay for a large part of the education of students. There was no immediate reaction from the government. (Photo: File)

Rahul claims Modi govt refraining from accepting 'job crisis'

Gandhi said that he has already challenged Prime Minister Modi to debate with him on Rafale, corruption, job, and other issues.

23 Feb 2019 3:19 PM

Amazon employee Deasahni Bernard moves among robots at the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfilment centre in Staten Island. (Photo: AFP)

Complicated human-robot choreography at Amazon

Amazon's 'collaborative' robots offer a peek into the future, concerns over artificial intelligence taking over human job positions.

20 Feb 2019 6:11 PM

The report highlighted that hundreds of millions of people remain poor despite holding one or more jobs. (Photo: AFP)

Rate of unemployment drops globally

Global unemployment down, but too many working poor: ILO.

14 Feb 2019 9:34 PM

Rahul Gandhi has been highly critical of PM Modi on the issue of unemployment. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Incompetence, arrogance make this govt a textbook case of moral bankruptcy: Rahul

Gandhi cited a media report, which quoted a driver saying that the government has not given jobs and he found one after investing lakhs.

10 Feb 2019 4:39 PM

'NoMo Jobs! The Fuhrer promised us 2 Cr jobs a year. 5 years later, his leaked job creation report card reveals a National Disaster,' tweeted Gandhi. (Photo: File)

'NoMo Jobs,' Rahul taunts 'Fuhrer' Modi; BJP calls him 'myopic Mussolini'

It is first annual household survey of 2017-18 after Nov 2016 demonetisation, when PM declared an overnight ban on notes.

31 Jan 2019 3:23 PM

The survey is the first on employment by a government agency since demonetisation. (Picture for representational purposes only)

Unemployment rate highest in 45 years, shows Centre’s ‘buried’: report

The report showed that the unemployment rate among the youth was at a higher level compared to previous years.

31 Jan 2019 11:28 AM

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was speaking at a CII workshop on jobs and livelihoods. (Photo: File)

‘Rush for govt jobs doesn’t mean lack of job opportunities’: Piyush Goyal

Job security irrespective of performance is attraction of government jobs, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal added.

15 Jan 2019 8:12 PM

Unemployment a major problem, says Nitin Gadkari

According to him, the had managed to create many jobs in Vidarbha.

05 Jan 2019 3:10 AM

Unemployment India’s biggest problem, says Shashi Tharoor

Shashi said the “polarisation politics” of the ruling BJP was anchored in the sense of belonging that comes out of hatred.

17 Dec 2018 6:45 AM

Minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju with Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal and Delhi police commissioner Amulya Patnaik at the first anniversary celebrations of ‘YUVA’ — a police initiative with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for imparting vocational skills youth — in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI )

You will kill India, if you don’t skill India: Kiren Rijiju

The Delhi police organised a ‘Mega Job Fair’ at the Siri Fort auditorium which was attended by Rijiju and Delhi L-G Anil Baijal.

09 Oct 2018 1:48 AM

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will on Tuesday give away monthly unemployment allowance of Rs 1,000 to the eligible jobless youth in the state, marking the official launch of the 'Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestham' scheme.

Andhra Pradesh's jobless youth to get monthly allowance from tomorrow

More than 2 lakh unemployed youth have been registered on the web portal of the scheme.

01 Oct 2018 2:06 PM

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