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Unemployment rate hits 11-month high of 5.5% in MayIndia's unemployment rate climbed to a high in May. Rural joblessness saw a significant rise, reaching a 12-month peak. Urban unemployment ...- India's new GDP yardstick: What changed, what did not, and what every investor should now read differentlyIndia changed the base year used to measure its economy from 2011-12 to 2022-23. The first full-year provisional numbers under the new yard...
- India’s unemployment rate steady at 5.2% in April; rural joblessness rises to 4.6%India's job market shows stability. The overall unemployment rate was 5.2% in April 2026. Rural joblessness increased slightly. Urban unemp...
- Unemployment rate hits six-month high of 5.2% in AprilIndia's unemployment rate climbed to 5.2% in April, a six-month peak. Rural joblessness saw an increase, while urban unemployment eased to ...
- India’s unemployment hits five-month high of 5.1% in March: PLFSIn March, India's unemployment rate surged to 5.1%, reaching its highest level in five months. Urban areas experienced a notable increase i...
- Jobs data for 50 cities likely soon; Bengaluru, Mumbai in focusThe list of cities to be covered in the survey include Visakhapatnam, Lucknow, Kolkata, Pune, Meerut, Jaipur, Patna, Surat, Gwalior and Che...
- MoSPI speeds up data releases, launches new website, revamps surveysIndia's statistics ministry is modernizing its data systems. New digital tools and faster releases are improving access to socio-economic i...
- Understanding PLFS 2025: A new era for India's high-frequency employment dataIndia's PLFS 2025 revamps labour statistics, providing monthly national and annual district-level employment data. Its enhanced design, wit...
- India releases first-ever monthly unemployment data; April jobless rate at 5.1%India initiated monthly labor force and unemployment data releases on May 15, offering real-time unemployment monitoring. The unemployment ...
- Unemployment rate at 5.1% in April, urban areas lag at 6.5%India's April unemployment rate stood at 5.1%, with a slight disparity between men (5.2%) and women (5%). Rural areas outperformed urban ce...
- Labour force survey to be monthly exercise with larger sample sizeThe statistics ministry announced that the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) will be released monthly, incorporating rural areas in quart...
- Govt revamps employment survey, extends quarterly data to rural India for the first timeThe Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will enhance labour force data dissemination by publishing the Periodic Lab...
- Govt launches monthly unemployment tracker, first data to be out on May 15The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation will release monthly unemployment data starting May 15, covering January to March. ...
- MoSPI creates two survey-based verticals in recastThe Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has restructured to improve survey frequency and reduce reporting delays. New House...
- Unemployment rate declines to 6.5% in Q3FY24; female labour force participation rises to 25%: MoSPIThe unemployment rate in urban areas was lower than the previous month's level of 6.6%. However, the decline in unemployment was driven by ...
- Give jobs data faster every quarter: Finance ministry to statistics ministry“A timely employment data is a crucial missing link,” a source familiar with the deliberations told TOI. The issues have been taken up by t...
- Jobless rate was on the mend before COVID-19 hitEven the worker population ratio went up to 35.3% as against 34.7% in 2017-18 annual survey, says the ministry of statistics and programme ...
- Official employment survey may capture migrationThe ministry of statistics and programme implementation is examining changes that may need to be carried out to assess the extent of unempl...
- Is the job scene in India bad? Depends on how you see it, says govtThe unemployment rate was highest among urban females at 10.8% followed by males at 7.1%.
- Jobs data may come along with detailed note on methodologyThings have changed, don't compare this data to any earlier survey, a top government official said.
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