India's unemployment rate climbed to a high in May. Rural joblessness saw a significant rise, reaching a 12-month peak. Urban unemployment ...

India's female workforce participation lags behind peer nations. Boosting this rate could significantly increase GDP. Experts suggest focus...

A woman delivered her baby in a government hospital park in Faridabad after the main gate was found locked and no staff responded to pleas ...

India's job market shows stability. The overall unemployment rate was 5.2% in April 2026. Rural joblessness increased slightly. Urban unemp...

India'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 rate climbed to 5% in the January-March quarter. This rise was primarily due to an increase in joblessness among women...

India's urban joblessness saw a slight dip to 6.6 percent in the first quarter of 2026. Rural unemployment, however, increased to 4.3 perce...

India's labour market is undergoing a structural transformation driven by the country's broader economic transition, a report by SBI Resear...

India's PC-PNDT Act, enacted to curb female foeticide, has had a modest impact on sex ratios over 30 years. While the law's intent is valid...

India’s labour force is undergoing structural transformation with the share of agriculture in the workforce witnessing a modest 23% decline...

Female employment in India has seen a substantial rise, reaching 39 percent in 2025 from 22 percent in 2017. This growth reflects increased...

India's unemployment rate in 2023-24 remained steady at 3.2%, with rural areas seeing a slight increase to 2.5% and urban areas experiencin...

While female unemployment has declined, the quality of jobs has not improved. An ET analysis shows that the share of women in regular-wage ...

LFPR is defined as the number of women in the labour force, both employed and unemployed, as percentage of working-age female population (a...

When it comes to work, male migrants have a higher labour force participation rate than females in every part of the world. While females f...

“To promote female labour force participation rate, not only should there be higher participation of women in the workforce but women shoul...

The discussion on low participation of women in the labour markets should begin with a dialogue about how the onus of domestic chores and c...