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Centre plans monthly data on job creation, unemployment, say officials
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Centre plans monthly data on job creation, unemployment, say officials

Hindustan Times  

Official data on job creation and unemployment will be available every month, likely from April next year, as the government has approved a proposal to increase the frequency of the Periodic Labour Force Survey, the statistics ministry’s quarterly assessment of the labour market, two officials have said. Besides PLFS-based urban-jobs data on a three-monthly basis, the ministry currently also publishes …

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Shift in ground in the Indian labour market
1 month ago

Shift in ground in the Indian labour market

Hindustan Times  

India’s unemployment rate has been falling for a long time now. The urban unemployment rate fell to its lowest ever level of 6.4% in this quarter despite a rise in the labour force participation rate. Is the Indian labour market finally turning a corner not just in quantitative but also qualitative terms? The latest PLFS report gives us the first …

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Centre questions Citigroup’s report on employment in India
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre questions Citigroup’s report on employment in India

The Hindu  

The Union Labour Ministry questioned the findings of a report prepared by the United States-based banking giant Citigroup and said the group failed to account for the “comprehensive and positive employment data” available from official sources such as the Periodic Labour Force Survey and the Reserve Bank of India’s capital, labour, energy, material and services data. The Citigroup’s report had …

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The simmering debate over poverty rate
1 year, 7 months ago

The simmering debate over poverty rate

Live Mint  

London/Boston: As the 2024 elections approach, taking stock of the economy after a decade-long rule of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes a natural talking point. View Full Image Graphic: Mint According to the World Bank’s earlier $1.90 PPP per day line that defines extreme poverty, 23% of India’s population was poor in 2011-12, the last estimate …

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Labour Ministry cautions against ‘private’ surveys on unemployment
1 year, 11 months ago

Labour Ministry cautions against ‘private’ surveys on unemployment

The Hindu  

The Union Labour Ministry, apparently irked over the routine unemployment data published by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, has cautioned against such surveys conducted by private organisations. The Ministry said here in a statement on Wednesday that such surveys are “generally neither scientific nor based on internationally accepted norms.” The Ministry said the “official data” on employment and unemployment …

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