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The challenge in measuring the unemployment rate using the Current Weekly Status (CWS) approach — where a person’s activity status is determined based on the preceding seven days — is to assess not only whether people are employed, but also the nature of their jobs, the frequency and regularity of their payments, and the overall…
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…
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 Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana, a pet scheme of the Narendra Modi government, which had an allocation of ₹2,272 crore in the last Budget has got just ₹150 crore in the Interim Budget. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: The Hindu At a time when the Centre is drawing flak over unemployment among educated youth,…
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