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Unemployment rate decreased in Jan-March 2024 (YoY) in India: Govt data
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The unemployment rate in urban areas for persons aged 15 and above has decreased to 6.7 per cent during the previous quarter January to March 2024 according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey quarterly bulletin (January to March 2024).
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India saw significant growth in jobs and decline in unemployment rate, gov
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Employment is a major issue this election, especially after the ILO report which claimed that India's youth account for 83 per cent of the unemployed workforce.
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With increased labour force, 98% of urban women involved in household fina
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As per the periodic labour force survey participation of women in the labour force has risen to 37 per cent in 2022-23 from 23.3 per cent in 2017-18.
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Women's participation in workforce doubles in UP, reveals labour force sur
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A recent Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) revealed a significant surge in the participation rate of women in the work force in Uttar Pradesh.
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IMF Executive Director K Subramaniam says, Government will take forward th
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"In PM Kisan, it should be increased to about 8000; apart from this, something can be done for the females. As we have seen in the report of the Chief Economic Advisor, which came recently, the labour force participation rate is quite good, and so it should be encouraged further. Some ste
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India an alternative destination to China for supply chain diversification
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
India's expanding consumer market and vast labour force can make it an alternative destination to China as part of countries' supply chain diversification, according to Fitch.
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India's labour market undergoing structural transformation, latest survey
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
India's labour market is undergoing a deep structural transformation with self-entrepreneurship across all echelons and higher education emerging as key enablers, according to SBI Research. In a report, it argued Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) survey data for the five-year period ended
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India's GDP growth boosts quality, quantity of employment, says IMF Execut
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Subramanian emphasized that the reliable data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) clearly indicates significant improvements in both the quantity and quality of employment in India.
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Women's participation in Uttar Pradesh labour force up by 17.9 pc
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the latest findings from the Periodic Labor Force Survey (PLFS), the state's women labour force participation rate soared from a mere 14.2 per cent in 2017-18 to an impressive 32.10 per cent in 2022-23.
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Nari Shakti soars: Female labour force participation rate reaches 37.0 per
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Periodic Labour Force Survey Report 2022-23, released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on October 9, demonstrates a remarkable increase of 4.2 percentage points, pushing the FLFPR to 37.0 per cent in 2023, read the Ministry of Women and Child Development press r
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Global Experts Laud Rural Women's Resilience, Call for their Leadership in
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar)/ Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 29: Despite being more negatively impacted than men, rural women proved to be very resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of disruptions in supply chains, closure of markets, and lock-downs causing a short supply of labou
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W20-MAHE Women Vice Chancellors' and Leaders' Conclave" Unveiled at MAHE B
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 27: The W20-MAHE Women Vice Chancellors' and Leaders' Conclave titled Women in Higher Education for Enabling Leadership (WHEEL) was inaugurated today at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) campus, Bengaluru in the presence of over 50 women lea
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