Economic Survey 2025–26 flags labour market progress

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

Thermal power’s share in electricity generation to fall below 70%

Crisil Ratings estimated that thermal power's share will decline to about 72% in the current fiscal from nearly 75%...

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...

Congress' Vijay Vasanth moves adjournment motion in Lok Sabha

Congress MP Vijay Vasanth on Tuesday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss 'India's deepening...

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...

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...

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...

Women’s participation in Uttar Pradesh labour force up by 17.9 pc

According to the latest findings from the Periodic Labor Force Survey (PLFS), the state's women labour force...

Unemployment rate drops to 2.6 per cent in UP under Yogi govt.

The unemployment rate in Uttar Pradesh was 6.4 per cent in 2017-18 which has decreased to 2.6 per cent in 2022-23.