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Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. | Photo Credit: Arun Kulkarni The Congress on Monday (August 24, 2026) targeted the Narendra Modi government over unemployment and price rise, with party president Mallikarjun Kharge accusing the government of “completely ravaging” young India’s entire pathway from education to employment. Mr. Kharge…
The share of regular wage and salaried employees increased in both rural and urban areas, rising from 15.5% to 16.1% in rural areas and from 48.9% to 49.3% in urban areas, according to PLFS data. Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above rose to 5.4%…
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Job aspirants at a mega job fair. | Photo Credit: S. Mahinsa The unemployment rate (UR) in the country has increased by 0.3 percentage points to 5.5% in May 2026 compared to April 2026 according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation in New Delhi on…
FILE PHOTO: Job seekers line up for interviews at a job fair in Chinchwad, India. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: REUTERS 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…
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Job seekers at attend Aspire 2024 jointly organised by District Employment office and Vocational Higher Secondary Department at SRV Government Vocational Higher Secondary School in the city on Saturday. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT United States-headquartered multinational banking group Citi has said India’s unemployment challenge is multi-faceted one and even 7% GDP growth might not…
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While India’s large young workforce is a demographic dividend, an ILO report noted that they don’t appear to have the skills to succeed. File | Photo Credit: 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…
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The share of workers with regular wage increased since 2004, with the country creating three million regular jobs annually till 2017 and five million jobs between 2017 and 2019, according to “State of Working India 2023: Social Identities and Labour Market Outcomes”, a report prepared by a group of economists and researchers with the Azim…
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