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    HomeNewsOpinionUnemployment rate down, but share of unpaid helpers counted as employed has increased

    Unemployment rate down, but share of unpaid helpers counted as employed has increased

    While the unemployment rate has come down by 2.6 percentage points over the last five years, the proportion of unpaid helpers has gone up by 6.1 percentage points 

    Manas Chakravarty
    September 25, 2024 / 09:22 IST
    The percentage of workers being paid regular wages/salaries has also not gone back to the pre-pandemic levels
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