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labour force participation rate news

PLFS 2025: Labour market overcomes Covid shock, data shows

A textile factory in Bhiwandi near Mumbai. India's GDP data is likely to show excessive front-loading of exports before US tariffs took effect.
india news
Updated on Mar 28, 2026 11:00 am IST

Unemployment rate at 4.8% in December

Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) is the share of population working or looking for a job (PIXABAY)
business
Published on Jan 16, 2026 03:50 pm IST

India’s unemployment rate 5.6% in June: NSO data

India’s unemployment rate 5.6% in June: NSO data
india news
Published on Jul 16, 2025 07:52 am IST

Unemployment rate in J&K dips to 6.1% in 2023-24 from 6.7% in 2019-20

J&K minister Javed Ahmad Dar (Source: X)
chandigarh news
Published on Mar 16, 2025 06:30 am IST

Hiding in labour data, a tale of economic distress

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A labourer cleans a high rise window at a hotel in Amritsar on December 24, 2024. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP) (AFP)
opinion
Published on Jan 22, 2025 08:30 am IST

Shift in ground in the Indian labour market

PREMIUM
Is the Indian labour market finally turning a corner not just in quantitative but also qualitative terms? The latest PLFS report gives us the first sign of this (AFP)
editorials
Updated on Nov 20, 2024 07:24 am IST

Little change in India’s unemployment rate in urban areas: PLFS data

The unemployment rate for men stood at 5.7%, against 8.4% for women. (Representative file photo)
business
Published on Nov 18, 2024 05:36 pm IST

What job data says about the economy

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New Delhi, India - Feb. 16, 2018: Candidates apply for jobs at 'Job Fair' organized by Directorate of Employment, Delhi Government at Tyagraj Sports Complex in New Delhi, India, on Friday, February 16, 2018. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)
editorials
Published on Dec 26, 2023 10:13 pm IST

India needs to focus on early childhood education

Society needs to create structures to take care of young children. This will free young women to work
analysis
Published on Jan 14, 2020 12:00 pm IST

India’s unemployment crisis is worrying, writes Karan Thapar

While the number of people unable to find jobs has grown, the number seeking them has fallen
columns
Updated on Nov 16, 2019 07:55 pm IST

More women may use Metro, but difficult to calculate fiscal burden

The actual share of women travellers among all users of such services could be higher as women have a much lower share among workers than in the total population.
delhi news
Updated on Jun 04, 2019 06:26 am IST

Unemployment is a function of state policies

The strong variations across states implies that unemployment is a function of state economic policies and we need to take this debate beyond national statistics and scrutinise local business climate across states in India
analysis
Updated on May 10, 2019 07:33 pm IST

Analysis | What is forcing Indian women to stay at home?

India has one of the lowest female labour force participation rates in the world. In 2017, only 27% of adult Indian women had a job or were actively looking for one .
analysis
Updated on Apr 01, 2019 09:46 am IST

There is no clear picture on unemployment in India

So do we have a real and growing hunger for jobs?
columns
Published on Feb 09, 2019 07:24 pm IST
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