Tag: Labour Force Participation Rate

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Unemployment rate eases to 4.9% in February

New Delhi: India’s unemployment rate eased slightly to 4.9% in February from 5% in January, driven by a notable decline in female jobless rate, official…

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Employment Market Data for 50 Cities in the Works
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Jobs data for 50 cities likely soon; Bengaluru, Mumbai in focus

New Delhi: How tight is the job market in Bengaluru? How many people are unemployed in Mumbai or Hyderabad? Answers to questions like these may…

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Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) is the share of population working or looking for a job (PIXABAY)
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Unemployment rate at 4.8% in December| Business News

New Delhi : India’s unemployment rate was 4.8% in December, according to the monthly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data released by the National Statistics…

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Unemployment rate up a tad to 4.8% in December

New Delhi: India’s unemployment rate rose marginally to 4.8% in December from 4.7% in November due to increased joblessness in urban areas though it remained…

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Unemployment rate falls to 4.7% in November, lowest since April

New Delhi: India’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7% in November, the lowest level since April, with joblessness easing across both rural and urban areas, official…

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Joblessness Rate in Sept Rises to 5.2%
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India’s unemployment rate rises to 5.2% in September, driven by rural job losses

India’s unemployment rate edged up to 5.2% in September from 5.1% in August, with a higher increase in rural areas than urban, official data released…

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India Unemployment Rate Update: September 2025

The unemployment rate for those aged 15 and above increased marginally to 5.2 per cent in September, according to a government survey released on Wednesday….

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India must grow 12% to address job-skill mismatch: Morgan Stanley

New Delhi: The Indian economy needs to grow by 12.2%, on average each year, about twice its current pace, to address underemployment (jobs that do…

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