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India jobless rate dalls to 6.5% in 2025, shows gradual labour market improvementIndia's joblessness eased in 2025, with the unemployment rate dropping to 6.5 percent. Educated individuals and urban women saw improved em...
Graduate unemployment stays high despite education gains for India’s young workforceIndia faces a youth unemployment crisis, with nearly 40% of young graduates jobless. Despite rising education levels, especially for women,...
Number of graduates added to the workforce outpace the growth in their employment: Azim Premji University ReportIndia faces a graduate employment challenge. Millions of graduates enter the workforce annually, but job creation falls short. This results...
More than 89 million urban Indian women out of labour market in 2023-2024, says reportA new report reveals that over 89 million urban women remained out of the labour market in 2023-2024, despite a 10% rise in female employme...
Post Covid, India one of the main drivers of narrowing gender gap in labour force participation: Moody'sOlia Kuranova of Moody's discusses the impact of narrowing the gender labour force participation gap, estimating $1.5 trillion added to the...
India, Philippines witnessed the largest decline in gender gap in the post-pandemic period: Moody’sMoody's Analytics reports that India and the Philippines have seen the largest reduction in the gender gap in labor force participation pos...
ET Explainer: While employment rose, fewer high-paying jobs for womenBetween April and October 2023, the share of women in low-paying formal employment reached a seven-year high at 20.8%, compared to 19.1% in...
Gender gap at work is still a staggering problem: UN reportWomen still have problems being employed, globally.
ET Women’s Forum: Urgent need for a gender-responsive recovery strategyIt can alleviate hardships and help nations & businesses bounce back faster from Covid crisis.
Kalkine boss wants FM to present a gender-sensitive Budget, focus on workplace safety and shepreneursKunal Sawhney wants the Govt to focus on creating employment opportunities by reducing barriers.
Unemployment rate among Indian women more than double of men: StudyThe study also noted that increasing female participation in the labour force could increase the Indian GDP by 27 per cent.
Youth inactivity highest in India among emerging markets: IMF economistYouth inactivity in India stands at 30%, highest in emerging economies , an IMF economist said.
Women's pessimism about earning more than men boosts gender pay gapDespite being lower paid than men, it is well documented that women are more satisfied at work than their male counterparts.
Over 80 per cent engineering graduates in India unemployable: StudyIn terms of cities, Delhi continues to produce the highest number of employable engineers followed by Bengaluru and the western parts of th...
G20 asked to lower tax for women, remove workplace biasIt suggested establishment of legal and policy frameworks to eliminate workplace discrimination, including gender-based wage gaps and occup...
Global job crisis to worsen sharply this year: ILODeepening recession is expected to increase the number of unemployed women by up to 22 million as global job crisis could "worsen sharply" ...
- Large number of women work with low salaries: Report
A large number of women work with low salaries and without any social protection, says a new report of International Labour Organisation.