Firstpost Editor's Picks: Rajiv Saxena-Deepak Talwar deportation, NSSO data on job crisis, controversial Michael Jackson documentary; today's must-read stories
5 years, 11 months ago

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Rajiv Saxena-Deepak Talwar deportation, NSSO data on job crisis, controversial Michael Jackson documentary; today's must-read stories

Firstpost  

The rise in unemployment rate can be traced to various factors. Rajiv Saxena-Deepak Talwar deportation gives BJP a potent weapon against Rahul Gandhi’s Rafale guns In this game of perceptions where narratives attempt to shape the reality, the deportation of Saxena and Talwar gives BJP the chance to highlight Modi’s image as an “anti-corruption crusader” and a “doer” who “keeps his word”. NSSO data confirms India’s job crisis: Unemployment at 45-year high of 6.1%, only way out is to make economy grow The rise in unemployment rate can be traced to various factors. Why the controversial Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland is an unavoidable cultural earthquake Maybe the flood of allegations and stories had exactly the opposite effect and made us numb to them. Many laws, failed implementation: New UN report explains why countries are unable to protect environment The report found that despite a 38-fold increase in environmental laws since 1972, failure to fully implement and enforce these laws is one of the greatest challenges to mitigating climate change, reducing pollution and preventing widespread species and habitat loss.

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Urban labour market shows improvement as unemployment declines in September quarter
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Urban labour market shows improvement as unemployment declines in September quarter

Live Mint  

India's urban labour market demonstrated steady gains in July-September, with rising workforce participation and a slight dip in unemployment, according to recent data. Urban unemployment rate, a key indicator of joblessness, fell to 6.4% in July-September, down from 6.6% a year prior, as per data from the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation on Monday. The Labour Force Participation Rate …

Job Creation Seems Better Than Before but What About Quality and Sustainability?
5 months, 1 week ago

Job Creation Seems Better Than Before but What About Quality and Sustainability?

The Quint  

India's job market landscape presents a complex narrative, characterised by both positive indicators and underlying anxieties. The Reserve Bank of India recently published 'Measuring Productivity at the Industry Level-The India KLEMS Database,' providing data on employment trends across 27 key industries in India. The database, spanning FY 1980-81 to 2022-23 aims to provide critical data points on economic output, worker …

Urban unemployment rate at 6.7% in quarter ending March 2024 : NSSO data
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Urban unemployment rate at 6.7% in quarter ending March 2024 : NSSO data

Hindustan Times  

India’s urban unemployment rate in the quarter ended March 2024 was 6.7%, according to data released by the National Sample Survey Office on Wednesday. On a sequential basis – quarter on quarter – the unemployment rate increased between quarters ended December 2023 and March 2024 for the first time after the quarter ended June 2021. The 6.7% urban unemployment rate …

Government can’t solve all social, economic problems such as unemployment: CEA
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Government can’t solve all social, economic problems such as unemployment: CEA

The Hindu  

March 26, 2024 09:54 pm | Updated March 27, 2024 12:31 pm IST - NEW DELHI Asserting that it was incorrect to think that government intervention could solve every social and economic challenge, Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran on March 27 contended that a diagnosis was easier than the solution when it concerned problems like unemployment. Speaking at the …

India’s jobs crisis, the macroeconomic reasons
1 year ago

India’s jobs crisis, the macroeconomic reasons

The Hindu  

There are many indications everywhere that India continues to be going through a jobs crisis. Employment growth rate is determined by the relative strength of two factors — the output growth rate and the labour productivity growth rate. If labour productivity growth rate does not change, higher output growth rate increases employment growth rate. On the other hand, if labour …

The week in 5 charts | Uttarkashi tunnel rescue, India’s GDP increases in Q2, Unemployment rate dips, and more
1 year, 1 month ago

The week in 5 charts | Uttarkashi tunnel rescue, India’s GDP increases in Q2, Unemployment rate dips, and more

The Hindu  

After 17-days, trapped workers rescued from the Uttarkashi tunnel On November 12, when portions of the Silkyara-Dandalgaon under-construction tunnel on the Brahmkhal-Yamunotri highway collapsed, 41 workers were trapped with no way out. GDP surges 7.6% in Q2, goes past RBI forecast India’s Gross Domestic Product grew at a higher-than-expected 7.6% in the July to September 2023 quarter, as per initial …

Labour and its discontents
1 year, 3 months ago

Labour and its discontents

Hindustan Times  

There is a widespread consensus that employment generation is India’s central economic challenge. At one level, it can be argued that failure to reduce the employment share of agriculture is India’s biggest labour market challenge. At another, it can also be argued that the quality of non-agricultural jobs, caste-based inequalities in labour markets and a big gender gap in employment …

Unemployment rate dips in India
1 year, 5 months ago

Unemployment rate dips in India

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India’s overall unemployment rate fell in July as rural areas saw increased demand for agriculture labour with the onset of monsoon rains. Rural unemployment rate fell to 7.89%, from 8.73% in June, while urban unemployment rate ticked up, to 8.06% from 7.87% in the same period. While the agriculture sector saw activity with improved rains, demand for labour …

Review of Distress in the Fields — Indian Agriculture after Liberalization: A broken harvest
1 year, 8 months ago

Review of Distress in the Fields — Indian Agriculture after Liberalization: A broken harvest

The Hindu  

Professor R. Ramakumar of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences has put together a useful volume on Indian agriculture by scholars in the field. The 16 essays in Distress in the Fields: Indian Agriculture after Liberalization, cover six comprehensive themes in 500 pages: Land and Agrarian Relations, Investment and Expenditure; Agricultural Trade; Costs, Profits and Incomes; Credit and Insurance; and …

Despite India's economic growth, few jobs and meagre pay for urban youth
1 year, 11 months ago

Despite India's economic growth, few jobs and meagre pay for urban youth

The Hindu  

Ravi Verma, hired by an electrical parts manufacturing firm early last year as India’s economy surged, was fired in November when the company lost several export orders. “I face a risk of loan default if I don’t get a job soon.” The urban unemployment rate swelled to 10.1% in December, although the total number of jobs in India touched a …

Year in Review | Indian economy amid global headwinds
2 years ago

Year in Review | Indian economy amid global headwinds

The Hindu  

Multiple headwinds at varied points of time impacted the Indian economy’s thorough economic revival in the calendar year 2022. “India’s growth rates in real terms of 9.7% in the first half of this year is well above the trend in other countries and is happening amid tightening global financial conditions and the commodity price shock since the Ukraine invasion by …

India's unemployment rate dips to 7.2 per cent in second quarter from 9.8
2 years, 1 month ago

India's unemployment rate dips to 7.2 per cent in second quarter from 9.8

India TV News  

India unemployment rate 2022 : The unemployment rate, defined as percentage of unemployed persons in the labour force in the country above the age of 15 years in urban areas eased to 7.2 during the second quarter of 2022-23 from 9.8 in the year-ago period, according to data of National Statistical Office's 16th Periodic Labour Force Survey. The data had …

Poverty, unemployment are demons in today’s world: RSS
2 years, 3 months ago

Poverty, unemployment are demons in today’s world: RSS

The Hindu  

Poverty and unemployment are demons in today’s world, said general secretary of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday. Unemployment rate is also very distressing as the current rate is 7.6%,” said Mr. Hosabale who also quoted a United Nations Human Development Index report. Livelihood is also a big problem as per the UN report which also stated that conflicts …

India's unemployment rate drops to 6.43% in September: CMIE
2 years, 3 months ago

India's unemployment rate drops to 6.43% in September: CMIE

The Hindu  

India's unemployment rate has drastically dropped to 6.43% in September due to an increase in labour participation in the rural and urban areas, according to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. "In September, the unemployment rate has fallen significantly with an increase in labour participation in both urban and rural areas," CMIE managing director Mahesh Vyas told PTI …

India’s unemployment rate surges to 1-year high of 8.3% in August: CMIE
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s unemployment rate surges to 1-year high of 8.3% in August: CMIE

Live Mint  

India's unemployment rate increased to a one-year high of 8.3 per cent in August as employment sequentially fell by 2 million to 394.6 million, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy data said. "The urban unemployment rate is usually higher at about 8 per cent than the rural unemployment rate, which is usually around 7 per cent. In August the urban …

India’s unemployment rate plunges to 7.6% in April-June 2022: NSO survey
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s unemployment rate plunges to 7.6% in April-June 2022: NSO survey

Live Mint  

The unemployment rate in India for people aged 15 years and above in urban areas declined to 7.6 per cent during April-June 2022 from 12.6 per cent a year ago, the National Statistical Office said on 31 August. In January-March 2022, the unemployment rate in India for persons aged 15 years and above was 8.2 per cent in urban areas, …

At 6.80%, unemployment rate in India lowest in 6 months: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

At 6.80%, unemployment rate in India lowest in 6 months: Report

Hindustan Times  

The overall unemployment rate eased to 6.80% in July, a 1 per cent decline compared to June, the lowest since 6.56% in January, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, a private organisation reported on Monday. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} In rural India, the unemployment rate fell to 6.14% in July against 8.03% in the previous month. The data for urban areas …

At 6.80%, unemployment rate in India lowest in 6 months: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

At 6.80%, unemployment rate in India lowest in 6 months: Report

Hindustan Times  

The overall unemployment rate eased to 6.80% in July, a 1 per cent decline compared to June, the lowest since 6.56% in January, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, a private organisation reported on Monday. In rural India, the unemployment rate fell to 6.14% in July against 8.03% in the previous month. The data for urban areas suggests that unemployment rose …

Unemployment crisis in India is an invisible epidemic
2 years, 5 months ago

Unemployment crisis in India is an invisible epidemic

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 24, 2022 18:00 IST Shalini Ghosh runs a fairly popular boutique chain selling ethnic garments and gift items from West Bengal. Going by the CMIE statistics, one State that has witnessed a high level of unemployment among graduates is Bihar, with 34.2 per cent of its graduate workforce without a job. Speaking to Frontline, Jawhar Sircar, a …

Employment rate increasing in July after steep fall in June: CMIE
2 years, 5 months ago

Employment rate increasing in July after steep fall in June: CMIE

Firstpost  

CMIE said India’s June 2022 labour statistics had been highly disappointing. Employment fell by 13 million from 404 million in May 2022 to 390 million in June 2022 Kolkata: After witnessing a steep fall in the employment rate in June 2022, economic think-tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy has estimated that the trend has been reversing in the current month. …

TMSEp194: Job announcement, food delivery apps, markets, economy categories
2 years, 7 months ago

TMSEp194: Job announcement, food delivery apps, markets, economy categories

Business Standard  

Amid fears that India’s demographic dividend may turn into a demographic threat after years of high unemployment rates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced to recruit 10 lakh people in different Central government ministries and departments in the next 18 months. On Monday, it asked food business operators like Zomato and Swiggy to submit a proposal on improving their …

What forced PM Modi's jobs push now
2 years, 7 months ago

What forced PM Modi's jobs push now

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reviewed the status of human resources in all central government ministries and departments and ordered the recruitment of 10 lakh people in a mission mode in the next 18 months,” the PM's Office said in a tweet on Tuesday. — PMO India June 14, 2022 Tuesday’s tweet from the PMO follows protests by frustrated job …

Joblessness on the rise in India
2 years, 8 months ago

Joblessness on the rise in India

The Hindu  

After many years of refusing to recognise there is a jobs crisis in India, the government of India, faced with relentless data to the contrary, has now resorted to misinformation. As compared to the 8% per annum GDP growth in the period 2004-14, and 7.5 million new non-farm jobs created each year over 2005 to 2012, the number of new …

Unemployment rate goes down in India: CMIE
2 years, 9 months ago

Unemployment rate goes down in India: CMIE

India TV News  

Highlights The unemployment rate in the country is decreasing with the economy slowly returning to normal: CMIE Overall unemployment rate fell from 8.10% in February 2022 to 7.6% in March Decrease in the ratio shows that the economy is getting back on track after being hit by Covid19 The unemployment rate in the country is decreasing with the economy slowly …

The era of an unemployed India
2 years, 9 months ago

The era of an unemployed India

The Hindu  

Reports on and the visuals of the recent agitations by railway job applicants reveal a widespread problem of massive job insecurity among India’s youth. One such index is the downward pressure unleashed by the influx of overqualified youth aspiring for middle and lower rung government jobs, which, despite their modest pay, are highly coveted given the greater job security ascribed …

Whither unemployment benefits
2 years, 9 months ago

Whither unemployment benefits

The Hindu  

Even before COVID-19, the unemployment rate touched a peak in 2017-18 at 6.1%. As per the Centre For Monitoring Indian Economy, the average urban unemployment rate remained higher at 9.04% in 2021 and above 7% in January-February 2022. However, under the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948, the Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojana provides unemployment allowance to involuntarily unemployed insured persons …

India's unemployment rate drops to 6.57% in Jan, lowest since March 2021: CMIE
2 years, 11 months ago

India's unemployment rate drops to 6.57% in Jan, lowest since March 2021: CMIE

India Today  

India's unemployment rate has fallen to 6.57 per cent in January, which is the lowest since March 2021, as the country gradually recovers with the easing of restrictions following a decline in Omicron cases, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. In December, the unemployment rate stood at 7.91 per cent, with urban at 9.30 per cent and rural …

A hazy picture on employment in India
2 years, 11 months ago

A hazy picture on employment in India

The Hindu  

The two important indicators of structural transformation in any economy are rates of growth and changes in the structural composition of output and the workforce. Also, the unemployment rate in the female labour force in rural areas is far lower than the male labour force, whereas the opposite holds true in urban areas. This is despite the fact that the …

Unemployment rate hits 4-month high in December amid Covid surge
3 years ago

Unemployment rate hits 4-month high in December amid Covid surge

India Today  

India's unemployment rate hit a four-month high in December, data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy showed on Monday. The unemployment rate rose to 7.9% in December from 7.0% in November, its highest since 8.3% in August. Read | GDP at record high but unemployment continues to rise Urban unemployment rate rose to 9.3% in December from 8.2% in …

Unemployment rate declines in Telugu states
3 years, 2 months ago

Unemployment rate declines in Telugu states

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The unemployment rate fell in Telugu-speaking states – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the latest October after witnessing a surge during the peak Covid19 period in months like May and June this year, compared with India's rate. The unemployment rate was worst in states Rajasthan and Haryana, which touched nearly 30% while lowest in the states like Odisha, Karnataka, …

Over a crore Indians lost their jobs in second COVID-19 wave, income declined in 97% families: CMIE
3 years, 7 months ago

Over a crore Indians lost their jobs in second COVID-19 wave, income declined in 97% families: CMIE

Firstpost  

The unemployment rate measured is likely to increase to 12 percent at the end of May, as against 8 percent in April, said CMIE chief executive Mahesh Vyas Mumbai: Over 10 million Indians have lost their jobs because of the second wave of COVID-19, and around 97 percent of households’ incomes have declined since the beginning of the pandemic last …

Unemployment rate rises as Covid-19 returns to haunt Indian economy
3 years, 9 months ago

Unemployment rate rises as Covid-19 returns to haunt Indian economy

India Today  

Fresh restrictions imposed in different parts of the country due to the second Covid-19 wave could lead to job losses, similar to what was witnessed in 2020. The unemployment rate touched 8.6 per cent for the week ending April 11, from just 6.7 per cent two weeks ago, according to fresh data released by CMIE. Read | Covid-19: Over 9 …

Explained: Why India's unemployment rate is rising sharply despite economic recovery
4 years ago

Explained: Why India's unemployment rate is rising sharply despite economic recovery

India Today  

India’s unemployment rate rose sharply to 9.1 per cent in December 2020 even as economic activity continues to increase. The unemployment rate in December was the highest in the past six months, since the beginning of India’s recovery in June after months of the lockdown, according to Mumbai-based think tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy The unemployment rate in December …

India's jobless growth, coronavirus impact and rising unemployment
4 years, 4 months ago

India's jobless growth, coronavirus impact and rising unemployment

India Today  

When India’s growth was blooming in 2016-17, it earned the tag of the fastest-growing major economy in the world. READ | Welcome to Jobless Growth: Why India is facing an unemployment crisis They warned that the rate of jobless growth could severely impact India’s economy which depends heavily on the middle class population, engaged primarily in salaried jobs and entrepreneurship. …

Rural unemployment at four-month low on good rains, NREGA
4 years, 6 months ago

Rural unemployment at four-month low on good rains, NREGA

Live Mint  

Amid plentiful rains, increased sowing and the return of workers to cities, unemployment in India’s countryside fell to a four-month low in the week ended 12 July, while continuing curbs limited the improvement in towns and cities. According to latest data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, the rural joblessness rate slowed to 6.34% from the previous week’s 7.78%. …

Unemployment at 27.11%: Experts Say ‘Jobs Bloodbath’ to Worsen
4 years, 8 months ago

Unemployment at 27.11%: Experts Say ‘Jobs Bloodbath’ to Worsen

The Quint  

India’s unemployment rate soared to an unprecedented 27.11% for the week ending 3 May, according to data released by Mumbai-based think tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. The unemployment rate in urban areas was marginally higher at 29.22% while rural unemployment rate was at 26.16%. The unemployment rate for the month of April saw a gigantic rise to 23.52% from …

Unemployment biggest worry of urban Indians: Survey
5 years ago

Unemployment biggest worry of urban Indians: Survey

India TV News  

Concerns about joblessness is on the rise in India as a new survey has revealed that unemployment is what worries 46 per cent of urban Indians the most. The results revealed that in November at least three per cent more urban Indians were worried about unemployment than those in October, according to the latest report of the "What Worries the …

Opinion | The case for a holistic approach to policy formulation
5 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | The case for a holistic approach to policy formulation

Live Mint  

The unintended consequences of good policies cannot be foreseen without systems thinking. Thus, two good things together: The improvement of productivity of agriculture with mechanization, and the management of water resources, has produced the unintended consequence of Delhi becoming the most polluted city in the world. The retention of girls in schools in Rajasthan’s poorer, water-scarce districts has increased in …

Unemployment in October rises to 8.5%, highest in over 3 years
5 years, 2 months ago

Unemployment in October rises to 8.5%, highest in over 3 years

India Today  

India's unemployment rate in the month of October jumped to 8.5 per cent, which is the highest in over three years. Fresh data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy showed that the rise in India's unemployment rate in October was the highest since August 2016. To make matters worse, India's infrastructure output for the month of September contracted …

The link between jobs, farming and climate
5 years, 3 months ago

The link between jobs, farming and climate

The Hindu  

At a panel discussion hosted recently by the students of Delhi’s Ambedkar University, the topic was, ‘Are we heading for an economic crisis?’ Presumably, they had been prompted by the all-absorbing news of a slowing economy. Those who heard the address to the United Nations climate change summit by the teenager Greta Thunberg earlier this month may not be as …

Budget 2019: Can Nirmala Sitharaman solve India's job crisis?
5 years, 6 months ago

Budget 2019: Can Nirmala Sitharaman solve India's job crisis?

India Today  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present her maiden budget on July 5 at a time when India's economic growth has slumped sharply and questions have been raised over a rise in unemployment. CURRENT JOB OUTLOOK India's unemployment rate stood at 8.1 per cent as of June 25, 2019, according to data released by Centre for Monitoring Indian …

Why a full-blown unemployment crisis is awaiting India’s next govt; political theatrics may no longer work to hide the problem
5 years, 10 months ago

Why a full-blown unemployment crisis is awaiting India’s next govt; political theatrics may no longer work to hide the problem

Firstpost  

Two recent studies about the unemployment/financial situation of the average Indian worker, conducted by separate independent agencies, offer further disturbing evidence about India’s worsening job situation. The first is from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, which said at 7.2 percent, the country’s unemployment rate in February was worst in at least 29 months when labour force dwindled 25.7 million …

India's unemployment rate highest since 2016: Report
5 years, 10 months ago

India's unemployment rate highest since 2016: Report

India Today  

The unemployment rate in India rose to 7.2 percent in February 2019, the highest since September 2016, and up from 5.9 percent in February 2018, according to data compiled by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy that was released on Tuesday. The unemployment rate has climbed despite a fall in the number of job seekers, Mahesh Vyas, head of the …

There is no clear picture on unemployment in India
5 years, 11 months ago

There is no clear picture on unemployment in India

Hindustan Times  

I’m not surprised the jobs and unemployment situation has hit the headlines two months before the elections. The government also claims that an economy cannot be growing at 7 and 8% — whilst investment is declining and exports are stagnating — without creating jobs unless there’s a miraculous explosion in productivity, which clearly hasn’t happened. So, to buttress the belief …

Indian unemployment levels at 45-year high, leaked figures reveal
5 years, 11 months ago

Indian unemployment levels at 45-year high, leaked figures reveal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Official figures state that India’s GDP has grown by …

NSSO data confirms India's jobs crisis: Unemployment at 45-year high of 6.1%, way out is to make economy grow
5 years, 11 months ago

NSSO data confirms India's jobs crisis: Unemployment at 45-year high of 6.1%, way out is to make economy grow

Firstpost  

The problem of unemployment is very serious and the only way to go ahead is to make the economy grow which happens gradually over time. The Business Standard report has focused on the unemployment rates among men and women youth in both urban and rural areas, which does require an explanation as it is quite deep-rooted and scary. The report …

India unemployment rate highest in 45 years: Report
5 years, 11 months ago

India unemployment rate highest in 45 years: Report

Al Jazeera  

The jobless rate stands at 6.1 percent, a local newspaper reports, citing an official survey withheld by the government. The unemployment rate in India has reached its highest in 45 years, according to a report in the Business Standard newspaper that cited an official survey withheld by the government. The survey, conducted by the National Sample Survey Office between July …

The enormity of job challenge that India faces
6 years, 2 months ago

The enormity of job challenge that India faces

Live Mint  

While there is no clarity on the extent of jobs created in the economy since 2011-12, there is no disagreement that the economy has failed to create enough jobs. The unrest among farmers driven by declining incomes is also a manifestation of the problem of employment in a country with almost half of the total workforce working in agriculture. The …

Not enough jobs, private investments missing: What’s wrong with the world’s fastest growing economy?
6 years, 2 months ago

Not enough jobs, private investments missing: What’s wrong with the world’s fastest growing economy?

Firstpost  

A report from rating agency CARE, released early this week, revealed that India’s employment scenario is not looking good. It said job growth in corporate India moderated to 3.8 percent in fiscal year 2018, from 4.2 percent in the previous fiscal and the problem is most severe with smaller companies. A decline in the job numbers would also give room …

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