Global unemployment expected to rise by 30 lakh in 2023, says International Labour Organization

New jobs will increase by only 1% this year, a significant deceleration from the 2.3% growth rate in 2022, the United Nations agency said.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 18, 2023 · 07:56 am

Unemployment rate rises to 16-month high of 8.3% in December, says think tank

The joblessness rate was the highest in Haryana at 37.4% and lowest in Odisha at 0.9%, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy.

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· Jan 02, 2023 · 10:21 am

Unemployment rate rises to three-month high of 8% in November, shows think tank CMIE data

The rate of joblessness was at 7.77% in October, according to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy.

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· Dec 02, 2022 · 08:01 am

Fact check: Union minister’s claim of 15-16 lakh jobs being created every month is inaccurate

Ashwini Vaishnaw based his remarks on EPFO data, which experts say does not present a true picture since a bulk of the employment in the country is informal.

Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in

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Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Dec 01, 2022 · 01:30 pm

When unemployment is (and isn’t) good for the economy

Unemployment can stimulate business creation but a researcher’s work shows this happens in higher performing regions within higher performing economies.

Daragh O'Leary, The Conversation

· Nov 14, 2022 · 09:30 pm

As electric vehicles gain momentum, small Indian auto-parts makers face job losses

Tamil Nadu is seeking to understand the impact on workers and the local supply chain as the car industry shifts gears to produce more electric vehicles.

Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Nov 09, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Mahesh Vyas interview: India is losing its demographic dividend because of the unemployment crisis

Apart from providing jobs, the government must create an enabling environment for the private sector, says the economist.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 17, 2022 · 01:30 pm

In June, India saw biggest decline in jobs in a non-lockdown month, shows think tank CMIE data

The unemployment rate in the country increased to 7.8% of the total workforce in June from 7.12% in May.

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· Jul 05, 2022 · 04:15 pm

Five charts that show how the protests against Agnipath are a symptom of India’s unemployment crisis

Little has been done to create jobs even as the short-term defence recruitment scheme took away the chance to find a secure position. Expect more agitations.

Deepanshu Mohan

· Jun 25, 2022 · 09:00 am

India’s unemployment rate rises to 7.83% in April from 7.57% in March, shows think tank data

The unemployment rate was the highest in Haryana at 34.5%, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy.

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· May 03, 2022 · 03:35 pm

Interview: India is making a mistake by increasing contract labour instead of quality jobs

The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s Mahesh Vyas talks about unemployment in the country.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 11, 2022 · 09:30 pm

In charts: What the data shows about India’s alarming unemployment situation

Last week, the country witnessed its ‘first large-scale’ riots over jobs in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Ankur Bhardwaj, Centre for Economic Data and Analysis

· Feb 01, 2022 · 07:30 am