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Indian Youth Spend More Time on Work

In 2019, out of the 1,440 minutes in a day, Indian youth spent 148 minutes on employment-related activities, which increased to 158 minutes in 2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Time Use......

What The Next Census Will Discover

The next Census' findings will help identify the extent of India's ageing population and vulnerability levels. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.IMAGE: A......

Poll Schemes Threaten Maharashtra's Finances

Schemes like the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana strain Maharashtra's fiscal resources amid rising unemployment and prices of food items. IMAGE: Shiv Sena Kopri Pachapakkhadi assembly......

'Industries Are Fairly Bullish About Hiring Freshers'

'The noise that we are hearing is because the five big IT players are not hiring significantly.' IMAGE: Doctors protest demanding recruitment opportunities in Bhubaneswar. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Freebies Dominate Andhra Assembly Polls

The state's economic health is in focus as it has consistently breached the fiscal deficit in eight of the last 10 years since Telangana's formation. IMAGE: YSRCP leader Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy......

Joblessness slowed to 5.2% in Q2: PLFS data

India’s labour market in the second quarter (July–September/Q2) of 2025-26 (FY26) showed resilience, with the jobless rate easing even as more people entered the workforce. However, a rise in......

Unemployment rate at 8-mth low of 4.7%

Buoyed by the robustness in rural job market on account of rabi sowing, India’s monthly unemployment rate fell to an eight-month low of 4.7 per cent in November, the latest periodic labour force......

New GDP series to improve informal sector estimates

India’s new national accounts will leverage new data sources and surveys to enhance the measurement of the country’s informal economy, and introduce double deflation methods across sectors,......

Unemployment rate remains steady at 5.2% in October

The rate of unemployment for those aged 15 and above remained steady at 5.2 per cent in October, according to a government survey released on Monday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The......

Unemployment rate rises marginally to 5.2% in Sep

The unemployment rate for those aged 15 and above increased marginally to 5.2 per cent in September, according to a government survey released on Wednesday. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh The......

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News for Plfs

Indian Youth Spend More Time on Work

What The Next Census Will Discover

Poll Schemes Threaten Maharashtra's Finances

'Industries Are Fairly Bullish About Hiring Freshers'

Freebies Dominate Andhra Assembly Polls

Joblessness slowed to 5.2% in Q2: PLFS data

Unemployment rate at 8-mth low of 4.7%

New GDP series to improve informal sector estimates

Unemployment rate remains steady at 5.2% in October

Unemployment rate rises marginally to 5.2% in Sep

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