Unemployment

Female workforce participation continues to improve, with WPR rising for a second straight month

Unemployment drops to a three-month low in July, female participation rises

India's female unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent in July from 5.6 percent in June, outpacing the drop in male unemployment which stood at 5.3 percent compared with 5.6 percent a month earlier.

Official India jobless data is not accurate, say top independent economists

India is the world's fastest-growing major economy at an annual rate of 7.4% in the January-March quarter, but so far growth has failed to create enough well-paying jobs

Unemployment rate holds steady at 5.6% in June but rises among youth

Female participation in the workforce slipped, falling to 24.5%, reinforcing concerns about gender disparities in employment access

Why even China’s top graduates are struggling to find jobs

Elite degrees, stacked résumés, and multiple internships no longer guarantee employment in China’s fragile post-pandemic economy.

US graduate files for 250 jobs in 2 years, gets no offers: 'Convinced that I was a terrible person'

'All of the jobs that I wanted, I didn't have the requirements for -- often entry-level jobs would require you to have four or five years of experience,' the 25-year-old, who bounced between part-time roles and working in restaurants for years, said.

From villages to tier II cities: New migration data to feature in Periodic Labour Force Survey from 2026

The last such effort was undertaken in 2020–21, which helped researchers gauge the devastating impact of the pandemic on migration and the subsequent return of people to rural areas

Unemployment rate rises to 5.6% in May; female unemployment more than men

Women had a higher unemployment rate compared with men at 5.7 percent, up from 5 percent in the previous month

AI threatens jobs of millions of Indians. What counter-measures should the government take?

The rise of AI and automation threatens to upend the current ecosystem, targeting the repetitive, rule-based roles that employ millions

Unemployment rate in April at 5.1%: Monthly PLFS Bulletin

Unemployment among females during April stood at 5%, and among males at 5.2%

India’s power sector facing shortage of skilled workforce?

The government is actively looking to increase its skilled and professional manpower base to tackle dynamic fields such as cybersecurity and Artifical Intelligence (AI) as the country plans to increase its transmission grid network by 34 percent till 2030, according to senior officials in the Ministry of Power.

Reducing survey delays a priority, says Stats Minister Rao Inderjit Singh

Highlighting the ministry’s ongoing efforts, Singh announced that the government will soon introduce new surveys on health, telecommunications, and tourism.

Stats ministry to release unemployment data from April: Secretary Saurabh Garg

Results of the Time Use Survey, which tracks time spent on unpaid labour, to be announced within next few weeks

Pak govt abolishes 150,000 jobs as cost-cutting measure

"We are reducing the federal government's size step by step. So far, 80 departments have been consolidated into 40," Aurangzeb said at a press conference where he highlighted the government’s goal to complete these reforms by June 2025.

India to release monthly unemployment rate data from February-March 2025

Both urban and rural unemployment data will be released monthly. The earlier plan was to release numbers related only to urban workforce participation.

PM internship scheme applications nearly 5 times more than vacancies

The Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme announced in the Budget 2024-25, aims to provide internship opportunities to one crore youth in top 500 companies for a period of five years.

India's urban unemployment rate declined to 6.4% in July-September: PLFS

Labour Force Participation Rate in urban areas among persons of age 15 years and above has increased from 49.3 percent during July to September, 2023 to 50.4 percent in the same period in 2024-25

Migration And Unemployment Major Concerns For Voters As Jharkhand Heads To Polls, Say Experts

The Santhal Pargana region of Jharkhand, comprising 18 assembly segments, is set to play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the upcoming assembly polls.Political observers and senior journalists believe that migration for jobs and unemployment are the most pressing issues for voters in the region. Social activists say that the lack of education and healthcare facilities in the region are also major concerns. The elections for the 81-member assembly in Jharkhand will be held in two phases on November 13th and 20th.

US weekly jobless claims surge amid Hurricane Helene distortions

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 33,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 258,000 for the week ended October. 5, the Labor Department said on Thursday.

Women in salaried jobs in India down to a seven-year low: MC Analysis

The number of women in regular wage/salaried jobs in urban areas fell to the lowest level of 49.4 percent in seven years

Unemployment rate unchanged at 3.2% in 2023-24 as female unemployment rises

Labour force participation for both men and women were at a seven-year high

Young and restless? Haryana and Tamil Nadu are the best places to work for you

Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra prefer a bit of experience and education in formal work

Urban unemployment rate declines to 6.6% in Q1FY25: PLFS data

Unemployment rate remained unchanged from the previous year when growth had risen to 8.2 percent

Quarterly rural jobs data from September, monthly unemployment data likely from January

From quarterly release of unemployment, labour force participation and worker population ratio, India is set to switch to monthly data releases from January onwards.

Solution for unemployment lies in creating entrepreneurs and not merely jobs

The RSS leadership has repeatedly emphasised that creating more employment does not mean creating more jobs, it has proposed that the government needs to promote entrepreneurship in the country