Unemployment rate News

During March, the unemployment rate in urban areas was at 8.4 percent while in rural areas, it was at 7.5 percent.

The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) launched Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in April 2017, considering the importance of availability of labour force data at more frequent time intervals. 

The ruling BJP is constantly trying to divert the attention of the people from basic issues by raising religious issues, so SP leaders should not get involved in debates involving religion.

Government is also undertaking various programmes such as Make in India, Start-up India, Stand-up India, Digital India, Housing for All etc. towards generating employment opportunities. 

India's unemployment rate rose to 8.30% in December, the highest in 16 months, from 8.00% previous month. The date was showed by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). The rural unemployment rate slipped to 7.44% from 7.55%.

India's unemployment rate rose to 8.30% in December, the highest in 16 months, from 8.00% previous month. The date was showed by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). The rural unemployment rate slipped to 7.44% from 7.55%.

Unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above in urban areas declined to 7.2 per cent during July-September 2022: NSO. Earlier, it was 9.8% a year ago. Joblessness was high in July-September 2021 mainly due to the staggering impact of Covid-related restrictions in the country.

The all-India unemployment rate in June was 7.80 per cent. In the previous month, the all-India unemployment level was 7.12 per cent.

Joblessness or unemployment rate is defined as the percentage of unemployed persons in the labour force. Joblessness was high in October-December in 2020 mainly due to the staggering impact of the lockdown restrictions in the country.

The unemployment rate in urban areas was higher at 9.22 per cent compared to 8.28 per cent in March. In the rural area, the unemployment rate was at 7.18 per cent in April compared to 7.29 per cent in the previous month. The employment rate rose from 36.46 per cent to 37.05 per cent in April.

The urban unemployment rate rose to 9.22% in April from 8.28% the previous month The rural unemployment rate slipped to 7.18% from 7.29%, the data showed The joblessness was lowest in Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Assam

According to the survey, Haryana has the highest unemployment rate at 25.7 percent, followed by Rajasthan at 24.5 percent.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the unemployment rate in the state stood at 6.5 per cent in June this year, which was "far better" than that of the country at 11 per cent.

New claims for US jobless benefits drifted downward at the start of April, hitting their lowest level in six weeks, official figures showed Thursday.

Private payroll gains in the month earlier were revised down to 245,000 from the originally reported 298,000.  

In an overall buoyant job market, January 2017 recorded growth in jobs, beyond the top metro cities, when compared with January 2016, as recorded by Naukri Job Speak Index.

Unemployment rate in India has shot up to a five-year high of 5 percent in 2015-16, with the figure significantly higher at 8.7 percent for women as compared to 4.3 percent for men, says a report by Labour Bureau.  

The jobless total dipped by 79,000 to 1.77 million people between June and August, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. That was the lowest level since the summer of 2008.