Re-employment still a challenge for those who lost jobs in COVID-19 first wave
3 years, 5 months ago

Re-employment still a challenge for those who lost jobs in COVID-19 first wave

The Hindu  

As many as 40% of people who had lost their jobs over April or May 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic hit India, had been unable to find a paying job even ten months after the national lockdown began, with the problem most acute for younger workers in urban India, as per a new survey-based report. On an average, people who lost their jobs remained unemployed for six months and this worrying trend of prolonged unemployment was playing out even before the second wave of the pandemic, according to the report informed by a survey of nearly 4,800 individuals across 150 urban ward clusters in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand. Employed individuals are working on average six hours less than their usual weekly hours, and the share of them with work for the full year has halved since the previous year,” concluded Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli in their report titled ‘City of Dreams no more, a year on: worklessness and active labour market policies in urban India’. 40% had no work or pay ten months on, and average unemployment spells among the unemployed were six months before the second wave of the pandemic hit,” the report from researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science said.

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As unemployment rises, Labour looks set to crash into a jobs problem. How will it respond?
1 month, 1 week ago

As unemployment rises, Labour looks set to crash into a jobs problem. How will it respond?

The Independent  

Is Labour hurtling towards a jobs problem? The rate of unemployment among people aged 16 and above rose to 4.3 per cent over the July to September reporting period. Wage rises have certainly continued to moderate; earnings excluding bonuses grew 4.8 per cent in the year to July to Sept 2024, the lowest since Apr to June 2022, when the …

One million people are wrongly classed as too sick to work when they are willing and able to get a job, analysis suggests
3 months ago

One million people are wrongly classed as too sick to work when they are willing and able to get a job, analysis suggests

Daily Mail  

Up to a million people have been wrongly categorised as too sick to work when they are willing and able to get a job, according to analysis. It found that at least 800,000 people who were out of work but wanted to get a job were missing from the headline unemployment rate in 2022 – many of them likely stuck …

Employment scenario in India grim, says ILO report
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Employment scenario in India grim, says ILO report

The Hindu  

India’s youth account for almost 83% of the unemployed workforce and the share of youngsters with secondary or higher education in the total unemployed youth has almost doubled from 35.2% in 2000 to 65.7% in 2022, as per the India Employment Report 2024 released by the International Labour Organisation and the Institute of Human Development here on Tuesday. Paradoxical improvements …

There is more to India's mystery of raised employment post-pandemic
1 year ago

There is more to India's mystery of raised employment post-pandemic

Live Mint  

In the post-pandemic years, a macroeconomic puzzle has emerged in India and elsewhere. What’s driving the decline in real earnings in some categories of workers—the number of hours worked or real hourly wage rate? According to the PFLS reports, since 2017-18, working hours on average have fallen for both men and women in rural and urban India in all types …

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 …

Joblessness below pre-COVID levels: Finance Ministry
2 years, 3 months ago

Joblessness below pre-COVID levels: Finance Ministry

The Hindu  

Demand for work under the national rural employment guarantee scheme hit a two-year low in August, signalling that the recovering economy is creating more jobs in rural as well as urban India, the Union Finance Ministry said on Saturday. India’s inflation, the Ministry said, is “in control” and expected to moderate in coming months from the 7% mark in August …

Unemployment may soon dip below 3 per cent and is set to stay below 5 per cent for years to come
2 years, 4 months ago

Unemployment may soon dip below 3 per cent and is set to stay below 5 per cent for years to come

ABC  

Unfathomably, Australia's unemployment rate has sunk to 3.5 per cent. In the years before COVID, typically 3 per cent of the workforce worked less than usual hours in any given week as a result of illness or injury. In the half century we have been collecting modern employment statistics, unemployment has shot up dramatically three times: in the mid-1970s, when …

Youth employment deteriorated in India: ILO report
2 years, 4 months ago

Youth employment deteriorated in India: ILO report

The Hindu  

India experienced severe working-hour and employment losses in 2020 and 2021, and Indian youth employment deteriorated in 2021 compared to 2020, according to the Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022 report released by the International Labour Organisation on Thursday. In India, the report said surveys conducted by the Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy show that the youth employment participation …

The workers battling long Covid
2 years, 6 months ago

The workers battling long Covid

BBC  

The workers battling long Covid Getty Images Although many people recover from Covid-19 quickly, not all do. Long Covid isn’t just testing the medical system; in the workplace, many employees like Brandon have been forced to push through their symptoms, scale back responsibilities or leave jobs altogether. ‘It’s like being in a time warp’ ‘Long Covid’ – the term initially …

The workers hit the hardest
2 years, 7 months ago

The workers hit the hardest

The Hindu  

According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy ’s Consumer Pyramids Household Survey, employment in India fell from 408.9 million in 2019-20 to 387.2 million in 2020-21 and then recovered to 401.8 million in 2021-22. The 7 million jobs lost over the two years since the COVID-19 outbreak is unevenly distributed, so it may be difficult to cover most of …

Joblessness on the rise in India
2 years, 7 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 down, but does that mean more jobs created? Data suggest otherwise
2 years, 10 months ago

Unemployment rate down, but does that mean more jobs created? Data suggest otherwise

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic severely hit the job market in 2020. The unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 per cent in January 2022, which is lower than the pre-pandemic levels of 7.2 per cent in January 2020. The labour force participation rate fell from 40.9 per cent in December 2021 to 39.9 per cent in January 2022. These two ratios show the …

The big reason the US and UK are facing such a massive labor shortage
2 years, 10 months ago

The big reason the US and UK are facing such a massive labor shortage

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This article has been edited from its original version. New IMF staff research uses granular data on employment and vacancies in the US and the UK to assess four commonly held explanations: The effect of generous income support on willingness to seek and take up jobs A mismatch between the types of jobs that are available and the …

Long after COVID lockdowns, India’s youth struggle to find work
2 years, 10 months ago

Long after COVID lockdowns, India’s youth struggle to find work

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 36 million Indians aged 18-29 were unemployed in 2021, while many others have settled for less well-paying jobs. The pandemic just exacerbated the job losses.” India is currently grappling with a third wave of infections fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant, with nearly 1.75 million active cases as of February 2. “India cannot afford total lockdown or …

A likely poor jobs figure for January could prove temporary
2 years, 10 months ago

A likely poor jobs figure for January could prove temporary

LA Times  

Last month, U.S. employers might have shed jobs for the first time in about a year, potentially raising alarms about the economy’s trajectory. Yet even if the January employment report coming Friday were to show a deep loss of jobs, there would be little mystery about the likely culprit: a wave of Omicron cases last month that led millions of …

Explained: How India's growing job crisis frustrates its youth
2 years, 10 months ago

Explained: How India's growing job crisis frustrates its youth

India Today  

Srijan Upadhyay supplied fried snacks to small eateries and roadside stalls in the poor eastern Indian state of Bihar before Covid-19 lockdowns forced most of his customers to close down, many without paying what they owed him. Read | The Great Resignation: Why are so many people quitting jobs ‘NOT ENOUGH JOBS FOR US’ "There are not enough jobs for …

One in five young people jobless in London as youth unemployment soars since start of pandemic
3 years ago

One in five young people jobless in London as youth unemployment soars since start of pandemic

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Youth unemployment in the capital has soared by 55 per …

Job loss in women-centric sectors, family care & more: Why young female workers were worst hit by Covid
3 years, 1 month ago

Job loss in women-centric sectors, family care & more: Why young female workers were worst hit by Covid

India Today  

Commercial activities might be limping back to normalcy but the scars of Covid on the Indian economy will take time to heal. While the overall employment-to-population ratio fell 1.6 per cent between January and March 2020, it fell 5.6 per cent for younger women, showed the latest report by the International Labour Organization. Women were disproportionately affected, accounting for 38.9 …

How Covid Impacted urban women workforce in India
3 years, 3 months ago

How Covid Impacted urban women workforce in India

Hindustan Times  

Examining high-frequency national-level panel data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy on paid work and unpaid work, this paper examines the effects of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic on the gender gaps in paid and unpaid work until December 2020, using difference-in-differences for estimating the before and after effects, and event study estimates around the strict national lockdown …

Youth unemployment at its lowest since start of pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

Youth unemployment at its lowest since start of pandemic

NL Times  

In the past three months, the unemployment rate in the Netherlands has been steadily going down, especially among people aged 15 to 25, Statistics Netherlands reported. Youth unemployment was at its lowest in July since the start of the coronavirus crisis in March 2020. Among young people, unemployment rates were still slightly higher than in other age groups in July …

Urban unemployment touched 21% in April-June quarter last year: Centre
3 years, 5 months ago

Urban unemployment touched 21% in April-June quarter last year: Centre

India Today  

Unemployment rate touched 20.8 per cent in urban India in the April-June 2020 quarter, Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav told Parliament on Monday. "As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey quarterly bulletin April-June 2020, the quarterly unemployment rate, as per Current Weekly Status in urban areas for persons of age 15 years and above in the country to the extent …

Indians prefer job guarantee over everything else. This is the top reason
3 years, 5 months ago

Indians prefer job guarantee over everything else. This is the top reason

Live Mint  

A majority of urban Indians left unemployed by the coronavirus pandemic want the government to guarantee them jobs like it does for people in rural areas, says a study by the London School of Economics. An overwhelming 82% of respondents surveyed for the report ‘City of dreams no more, a year on: worklessness and active labour market policies in urban …

Unemployment is back near pre-pandemic levels. A CBA economist says missing foreign workers are one reason why
3 years, 6 months ago

Unemployment is back near pre-pandemic levels. A CBA economist says missing foreign workers are one reason why

ABC  

We know employment in Australia has rebounded strongly from the recession. He says the monthly labour force data is excluding a vital element of Australia's labour force: foreign workers who've been working in Australia for less than 12 months. He says short-term foreign workers, as a share of total workers, has been fairly stable for the last 20 years, sitting …

No recovery in global jobs market from pandemic until at least 2023: ILO
3 years, 6 months ago

No recovery in global jobs market from pandemic until at least 2023: ILO

Live Mint  

At least 220 million people are expected to remain unemployed globally this year, well above pre-pandemic levels, with a weak labour market recovery exacerbating existing inequalities, the International Labour Organization said on Wednesday. The United Nations agency forecast the outlook improving to 205 million unemployed next year - still well above the 187 million recorded in 2019 before the coronavirus …

Job loss to remain high due to slow vaccines, COVID variants: ILO
3 years, 6 months ago

Job loss to remain high due to slow vaccines, COVID variants: ILO

Al Jazeera  

The coronavirus pandemic‐induced shortfall in jobs is estimated to remain at 75 million in 2021 and 23 million in 2022. Slower‐than‐expected vaccine rollouts and a resurgence of coronavirus variants in early 2021 have dampened the global jobs recovery forecast, with losses in both working hours and employment remaining high throughout this year and into 2022, the International Labour Organization warned …

Over a crore Indians lost their jobs in second COVID-19 wave, income declined in 97% families: CMIE
3 years, 6 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 …

Covid-19: How 2nd wave has impacted jobs, household incomes
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19: How 2nd wave has impacted jobs, household incomes

India Today  

The second wave of Covid-19 has severely impacted household incomes and jobs as local lockdowns remain imposed in most states. Over 10 million Indians have lost their jobs because of the second wave of Covid-19, and around 97 per cent of households have faced income loss since the beginning of the pandemic last year, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy chief …

Covid hits economy: Labour participation falls, unemployment rises
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid hits economy: Labour participation falls, unemployment rises

India Today  

The second wave of Covid-19 has already triggered a health crisis in the country and may soon derail all efforts undertaken to revive the economy. As restrictions become tighter across states to prevent rising Covid-19 cases, several key economic indicators like production, sales, labour participation and employment have fallen. Vyas wrote that the labour participation rate, employment rate and unemployment …

Coronavirus: Black youths ‘three times as likely to be jobless’
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Black youths ‘three times as likely to be jobless’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Young black workers …

Unemployment rate rises as Covid-19 returns to haunt Indian economy
3 years, 8 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 …

Covid lockdown UK: Young black workers are three times as likely to be jobless as whites
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid lockdown UK: Young black workers are three times as likely to be jobless as whites

Daily Mail  

Young black workers are three times as likely to be unemployed as white workers, with more than 40 per cent without jobs in further damning evidence of the harm done to the economy by coronavirus lockdowns. Before the pandemic, between January and March 2020, 10 per cent of young white workers were jobless compared with 25.3 per cent of young …

Covid-19 has all but killed a lifeline in poor economies, hustling for work
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 has all but killed a lifeline in poor economies, hustling for work

Live Mint  

When times get tough in the developing world, many workers eke out a living by doing odd jobs, driving taxis or selling snacks on the street. “Always in a crisis, I have seen that informal work and the informal economy becomes a sort of buffer for many workers" who are laid off, Ms. Sinha said. Reduced opportunities for informal workers …

18 million Indians will switch careers by 2030 due to covid-19
3 years, 10 months ago

18 million Indians will switch careers by 2030 due to covid-19

Live Mint  

The pandemic has changed our relationship with work irrevocably—we know this but a new study estimated that 18 million workers in India will change their occupation in the next decade, all because of the novel coronavirus. Worldwide, about 100 million workers may need to shift from their current occupation in the next decade due to the impact of covid-19, states …

COVID-19 pandemic will force 1.8 crore Indians to find a new occupation by 2030, says McKinsey report
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic will force 1.8 crore Indians to find a new occupation by 2030, says McKinsey report

Firstpost  

Mumbai: COVID-19 will have a lasting impact on labour markets, and as much as 18 million Indian workers will be forced to switch to a newer occupation by 2030 because of the pandemic, a report said on Friday. The impact will be “disproportionately” felt on low-wage workers in retail, food services, hospitality, and office administration, the report by McKinsey Global …

COVID-19 pandemic will force 18 million Indians to find a new occupation by 2030: Report
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic will force 18 million Indians to find a new occupation by 2030: Report

India TV News  

COVID-19 will have a lasting impact on labour markets, and as much as 18 million Indian workers will be forced to switch to a newer occupation by 2030 because of the pandemic, a report said on Friday. The impact will be "disproportionately" felt on low-wage workers in retail, food services, hospitality, and office administration, the report by McKinsey Global Institute, …

80% of India's informal workers lost jobs during COVID lockdown, 63% survived on two meals a day, shows data
3 years, 10 months ago

80% of India's informal workers lost jobs during COVID lockdown, 63% survived on two meals a day, shows data

Firstpost  

Government needs to take action regarding job security, social security benefits, food security, health benefits, and safety in the informal sector in such a way that it not only manages the current crisis, but also immunises the sector from future shocks The nationwide lockdown announced on 24 March, 2020, mandated the suspension of all services and establishments with relaxations to …

US unemployment: Low-paid jobs hit hardest in pandemic economy
3 years, 11 months ago

US unemployment: Low-paid jobs hit hardest in pandemic economy

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. Read our privacy policy Ten months into America’s viral …

India’s urban poor finding it hard to bounce back from job crisis
4 years ago

India’s urban poor finding it hard to bounce back from job crisis

Live Mint  

Over the past few months, several high-frequency indicators have suggested a pick-up in economic activity across the country. But data from the latest round of the YouGov-Mint-CPR Millennial Survey conducted online in October and November suggests that the job market is yet to recover from the pandemic shock. But older workers who lost their jobs may find it more difficult …

Jobs for workers under 20 are on the up. But they're shrinking for every other age group
4 years, 2 months ago

Jobs for workers under 20 are on the up. But they're shrinking for every other age group

ABC  

The number of payroll jobs for Australians aged under 20 is rising above pre-coronavirus levels, but jobs for every other age group are on the decline. Key points: Experts say the data indicates businesses are preferring to hire younger workers at this stage in the recession The economic recovery from coronavirus is expected to be slow as recessionary conditions broaden …

Jobseekers outnumber vacant jobs by as much as 106-to-one, study warning of coronavirus employment crisis reveals
4 years, 2 months ago

Jobseekers outnumber vacant jobs by as much as 106-to-one, study warning of coronavirus employment crisis reveals

ABC  

The grim reality for jobseekers has been exposed in new research that lays out Australia's unemployment epidemic. Key points: While there are eight entry-level jobseekers for every appropriate position, over-qualified applicants push that figure to 106 Anglicare says the numbers reveal this to be the worst recession in living memory The charity is calling on the Government to introduce a …

Young people will 'carry the burden' of coronavirus into the future. How are they coping?
4 years, 2 months ago

Young people will 'carry the burden' of coronavirus into the future. How are they coping?

ABC  

Raigama Wijeratne's first year in Australia hasn't exactly gone to plan. Key points: Experts say one in five workers aged between 15 and 24 lost their jobs during the height of the coronavirus pandemic Experts say one in five workers aged between 15 and 24 lost their jobs during the height of the coronavirus pandemic Young people will also "carry …

Out of work in COVID-19 lockdown, Delhi citizens try self-employment in hopes of rebuilding livelihoods
4 years, 3 months ago

Out of work in COVID-19 lockdown, Delhi citizens try self-employment in hopes of rebuilding livelihoods

Firstpost  

With millions out of work and many being forced to explore new avenues, it remains to be seen how much success these ventures have. “They made it all sound easy and very lucrative, but it isn’t.” Well-meaning friends advised him to start selling insurance, reasoning that if he could sell car loans, then he could sell insurance. “I felt even …

India's jobless growth, coronavirus impact and rising unemployment
4 years, 3 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. …

Unemployment Rate in India Rose to 8.4% in August 2020: CMIE
4 years, 3 months ago

Unemployment Rate in India Rose to 8.4% in August 2020: CMIE

The Quint  

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the country and the nationwide lockdown implemented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, millions of lives and livelihoods have come under threat. The informal labour force has been effectively rendered jobless and for many, their survival is based on the government's flagship jobs scheme, MGNREGA, under which every household is entitled to at …

India’s Gen Z risks getting left out of formal jobs: London School of Economics study
4 years, 3 months ago

India’s Gen Z risks getting left out of formal jobs: London School of Economics study

Live Mint  

India has been struggling with an unemployment problem and the coronavirus pandemic is making it even more difficult for its youngest workers to earn a decent living, shows an analysis by the London School of Economics. Workers in cities in the age group of 18 to 25 years were already much less likely to be in formal jobs and more …

India's Gen Z is Being Left Out of Formal Jobs and is Least Paid, Finds LSE Study
4 years, 3 months ago

India's Gen Z is Being Left Out of Formal Jobs and is Least Paid, Finds LSE Study

News 18  

India’s economy had officially entered recession, as released data on Monday showed a collapse of 23.9 per cent of gross domestic product in the second quarter. The National Statistical Office said GDP contraction in the April-June period of FY21 was the largest slump on record since India started reporting quarterly data in 1996. A report conducted by London School of …

Around 12.2 crore people lost their jobs: How Covid-19 will change job prospects and hiring in India
4 years, 4 months ago

Around 12.2 crore people lost their jobs: How Covid-19 will change job prospects and hiring in India

India Today  

Even though there are several countries that have been hit a lot harder by Covid-19 than India, somehow India’s unemployment rate has skyrocketed to a staggering 27.1% since the beginning of the lockdown, especially in metropolitan cities. An estimated 12.2 crore people have lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic-affected sectors are: Food service Travel Retail Door …

41 Lakh Youth Lose Jobs in India Due to Covid-19 Impact, Says ILO-ADB Report
4 years, 4 months ago

41 Lakh Youth Lose Jobs in India Due to Covid-19 Impact, Says ILO-ADB Report

News 18  

As many as 41 lakh youth in the country lost jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic while construction and farm sector workers account for the majority of job losses, according to a joints report by the International Labour Organization and the Asian Development Bank. Construction and agriculture have witnessed the major job losses among seven key sectors," said the ILO-ADB …

Coronavirus: UK job losses hit decade-high, worse seen ahead
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: UK job losses hit decade-high, worse seen ahead

India Today  

The number of people in work in Britain has suffered the biggest drop since 2009 and signs are growing that the coronavirus will take a heavier toll on the labour market as the government winds down its huge job-protection scheme. Mounting job losses are expected as Britain winds down its job-retention scheme, which has covered around one in three private-sector …

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