Economic Survey 2025–26 flags labour market progress

The survey notes that recent labour market indicators indicate improving employment conditions, driven by ongoing...

India’s unemployment rate falls for second month to 5.1% August

India's overall unemployment rate fell to 5.1 per cent in August 2025, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey...

NSO, MoSPI organising conference for knowledge exchange

The conference will address several important topics, including the sampling methodologies used in surveys, the...

India doubts credibility of Citigroup report on employment

The central government on Monday strongly refuted the recent Citigroup report put out on the state of employment...

"Demographic dividend, labour reforms will drive future growth"

At an event jointly hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Employers' Federation of India...

Unemployment rate decreased in Jan-March 2024 (YoY) in India: Gov

The unemployment rate in urban areas for persons aged 15 and above has decreased to 6.7 per cent during the previous...

India saw significant growth in jobs and decline in unemployment

Employment is a major issue this election, especially after the ILO report which claimed that India's youth account...

Urban women involved in household financial decisions

As per the periodic labour force survey participation of women in the labour force has risen to 37 per cent in...

Women's participation in workforce doubles in UP, reveals PLFS

A recent Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) revealed a significant surge in the participation rate of women in the...

India labour market undergoing structural transformation: Report

India's labour market is undergoing a deep structural transformation with self-entrepreneurship across all echelons...

India's GDP growth boosts quality, quantity of employment

Subramanian emphasized that the reliable data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) clearly indicates...

Female labour force participation rate reaches 37.0 per cent

The Periodic Labour Force Survey Report 2022-23, released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation...