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Pradeep S. Mehta and Tasmita Sengupta | It’s Time For New Compact For The Welfare Of Labour All Across India

Pradeep S. Mehta and Tasmita Sengupta | It’s Time For New Compact For...

Far from being isolated incidents, these reflect a deeper pattern of industrial unrest, towards a structural default in...

30 April 2026 11:48 PM IST

Considering the fact that the national unemployment percentage rate is 6.1 per cent, the laggard states led by Nagaland, Goa and Kerala have double the percentage of unemployed persons. (Representational Image)

Jobless rate at 2-year high

The increase in unemployment rate mirrors the fall in industrial growth and consumption in the country.

2 Nov 2019 2:21 AM IST

'How can a country grow without employment?': Chidambaram's dig at...

Chidambaram claimed that when the government revised the GDP figures it did not realise that the unemployment figures...

1 Feb 2019 12:51 PM IST

The NSSO findings reportedly said that unemployment was last this high in 1972-73. The unemployment rate was 2.2 per cent in 2011-12. The leaked report further said that unemployment was higher in urban areas (7.8 per cent) as compared to 5.3 per cent in rural areas.

Political slugfest erupts over 'leaked' job data

The leaked report further said that unemployment was higher in urban areas (7.8 per cent) as compared to 5.3 per cent in...

1 Feb 2019 5:04 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

PM Modi to meet economists June 22

The interaction is being seen as part of the government's efforts to prepare a long term blueprint to resolve the...

17 Jun 2019 2:24 AM IST

Labour minister Santosh Gangwar.

Reports on high unemployment rate misleading, says Gangwar

Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority of government, said Santosh Gangwar.

1 July 2019 1:48 PM IST

According to officials dealing with genocide and religious leaders, she said, 3,154 Yazidis are missing including 1,471 women and girls and 1,200 Turkmen are missing including 600 women and 250 children. (Photo: Representational/ AFP)

Unemployment rate among Indian women more than double of men: study

Experts have revealed that there is gender discrimination in the hiring process across the country.

30 Aug 2019 2:29 PM IST

The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy. (AP)

US unemployment surges to a Depression-era level

US Labor Department says that 20.5 million jobs vanished in April in the worst monthly loss on record triggered by...

9 May 2020 11:08 AM IST

Japan still in recession, but economy shrank at lower rate. (AFP Photo)

Japan's economy shrinks less than initial estimate but still in...

Export-dependent Japan's economy had contracted at an annual rate of 7.2% in the October-December period

8 Jun 2020 9:32 AM IST

Indian labourers work at a construction site on a roadside in New Delhi. Indias 2018-19 jobless rate declines to 5.8%. (AFP Photo)

Unemployment rate falls to 5.8% in 2018-19, says government report

Economists and industry leaders say India's unemployment rate has substantially gone up after the over two-month long...

5 Jun 2020 10:16 AM IST

According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) data, the unemployment rate was recorded at 6.9 per cent in February 2021 which is slightly better than 7.8 per cent in the same month last year and 8.8 per cent in March 2020, during which lockdown was imposed. (Representational image: PTI file photo)

One year since COVID-19 lockdown: India still recovering from...

The CMIE data showed that the unemployment rate had risen to 9.1 per cent in December 2020 and improved in January to...

24 March 2021 1:41 PM IST

Considering the fact that the national unemployment percentage rate is 6.1 per cent, the laggard states led by Nagaland, Goa and Kerala have double the percentage of unemployed persons. (Representational Image)

Sharp drop in jobless rate

As per the data of think-tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, the jobless rate sharply fell to 6.43 pc, the lowest...

4 Oct 2022 9:49 AM IST