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

A nearly 50% rally in 2026 has made Adani Power India’s most valuable listed power firm, surpassing NTPC. Strong earnings, rising demand, h...

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

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

Incomes are rising, with women’s wages growing faster than men’s, but wide state-wise gaps remain, and many workers still face long working...

The statistics ministry is set to release detailed city-level reports for major urban centers. These reports will use data from the Periodi...

The Foundation for Economic Development (FED), in its report released on Thursday, said workers should be allowed to freely negotiate their...

Indian workers are working fewer hours weekly compared to pre-pandemic times. This trend highlights a weak labor market recovery. Self-empl...

In March, India's unemployment rate surged to 5.1%, reaching its highest level in five months. Urban areas experienced a notable increase i...

The statistics ministry is considering adding migration data to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in 2026 to better understand labor ...

Quoting the data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey and the KLEMS data of the Reserve Bank of India, the ministry said on Monday that th...

Himachal Pradesh recorded the highest urban unemployment rate at 33.9%, followed by Rajasthan at 30.2% among the 15 to 29 age group during ...

CMIE data from the consumer pyramid household survey shows the share of agriculture in total employment has gone up from 35.3% in 2017-18 t...

As the survey methodologies are different for PLFS and CMIE, it is useful to compare the datasets and undertake some simple smell tests.

MoSPI has come out with a 643-page report in which on page after page it compares the EUS data with PLFS data.