Unemployment rate among females in urban areas declines to 8.6% in Sept quarter
The female unemployment rate of persons aged 15 years and above stood at 8.6% during the period under review, as against 9.4% in the same period last year.
The female unemployment rate of persons aged 15 years and above stood at 8.6% during the period under review, as against 9.4% in the same period last year.
Jobs continue to shift from high-productive, high-paying to low-productive, low-paying informal sectors; wages and social security fall – all pointing to a job crisis
The unemployment rate in both rural and urban areas dipped to 2.4% and 5.4%, respectively
According to CMIE, the unemployment rate in rural areas fell to 6.20% in September from 7.11% in August this year.
Policies oriented towards achieving faster GDP growth will not necessarily speed up job creation, says a report by Azim Premji University
In May, the number of unemployed people stood at 33.9 million as against 38.7 million unemployed persons in April.
Centre's debt moved up from 49.9% of GDP in FY14 to 55.2% by Sept 2022. Core debt of govt sector in G-20 nations grew from 76.1% to 89.2% while from 39.2% to 61.8% in EMEs
Among males aged above 15 years, the unemployment rate stood at 9.2% in the March quarter as against 9.6% in the December quarter.
Urban joblessness rate rises to 9.81% in April, while the rural unemployment rate eased to 7.34%
In urban areas, unemployment rate was 8.5% in March 2023, up from 7.9% in Feb 2023, while in rural areas, it stood at 7.4%, up from 7.2% in previous month