WORRYING! Unemployment Rises in December

The unemployment rate shot up to a record 10.9 per cent in the week that ended on December 18, points out Mahesh Vyas. IMAGE: Labourers wait for work at a market on a cold morning in Delhi. Kindly......

Rumble of discontent over jobs runs through support for Modi in Gujarat

Nearly 3.64 lakh educated and "semi-educated" youngsters had registered with employment exchanges across Gujarat till December 2021, according to state government data. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Why Should Data Not Go Private?

The development of private data sources is a hugely positive development.It should serve as a challenge to the government to improve its own record on producing timely and reliable statistics,......

PM 'pressuring' Himachal BJP rebel, says Cong citing viral video

The Congress on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of 'pressuring' a rebel Bharatiya Janata Party leader against contesting the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls and alleged he is 'misusing......

Fresh Formal job creation slows down in May, shows EPFO data

Formal job creation slowed in May after recovering slightly at the turn of the fiscal year in the previous month, according to the latest payroll data, released by the Employees’ Provident......

New manufacturing projects decline in June 2023, shows CMIE data

New investment projects announced in the manufacturing sector declined in the three months ended June 2023. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters The value of new projects was lower than in the......

New formal job creation in February at 21-month low

Fresh formal job creation declined sequentially for a third straight month in February to fall to a 21-month low, signaling pressure in the employment market. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

March's Employment Figures Disappointing

The fall in the employment rate translated into a 2.6 million fall in absolute employment between December 2022 and March 2023.Most of this fall was in March 2023. Photograph: ANI Photo Headline......