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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 Labour Force Participation Rate was 39.6% for people of all ages. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters The unemployment rate in the urban areas of the country was 6.4% for the period of October to December 2024 for persons of age 15 years and above, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)…
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The previous Budget, presented in July 2024 after the Lok Sabha election, had accorded priority to employment and skill development, given the nature of the election mandate. The Finance Minister had announced a Prime Minister’s Package of five schemes and initiatives to facilitate job and internship opportunities for 4.1 crore youth over a five-year period…
Shivam Rangire, 24, is among the almost 20,000 candidates who turned up on July 16 at Air India Airport Services Ltd.’s (AIASL’s) gate at Andheri in Mumbai for a walk-in interview being held to fill 2,216 vacancies for the post of handymen. The overcrowding could have led to a stampede. On receiving an email earlier…
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Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Image/iStockphoto The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for the period between July 2023 and June 2024, released by the Labour Bureau on Monday (September 23, 2024), reported no major change in the unemployment rate, and there is minor increase in the distribution of workers in…
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The high unemployment rate in the Bharatiya Janta Party-ruled Haryana reflected even in Union government surveys, has been a major weapon in the hands of the Opposition to attack the State government, and more so as the State goes to the polls in a few weeks from now. But the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)…
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A poster of an immigration consulting agency in Rajpura town amid rising emigration in Punjab. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Uncertain over securing a suitable job, Ranjandeep Singh, a 22-year-old bachelor of arts graduate in Punjab’s Malout town in Muktsar district has been for the past six months rigorously preparing to clear his language testing exams…
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Casual women workers — across both rural and urban sectors — saw a net increase in their average real monthly earnings | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM. B Recent data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) of 2022-23 revealed a strengthening of the labour market, with unemployment rates falling and labour force participation rates (LFPRs) rising. Rural women’s LFPRs — for those aged 15 and above — rose from 19.7% in 2018-19 to 41.5% in…
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