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(RTTNews) - India's jobless rate rose in September after declining in the previous two months, mainly due to a notable increase in unemployment among women, data from the statistics ministry revealed on Wednesday. The unemployment rate among persons of age 15 years and above climbed to 5.2 percent from 5.1 percent in August, based on a current weekly status approach, according to the Periodic Labor Force Survey of the ministry. The rate peaked at 5.6 percent in May and June. The jobless rate for the urban areas rose to 6.8 percent from 6.7 percent, while that for the rural population climbed to 4.6 percent from 4.3 percent. Urban women witnessed a significant increase for unemployment during September. The jobless rate for this group jumped to 9.3 percent from 8.9 percent in the previous month. The unemployment rate for the rural women rose to 5.5 percent from 5.2 percent. The jobless rate for the urban male population rose to 6.0 percent from 5.9 percent. The rate for the rural men grew to 4.7 percent from 4.5 percent. The labor force participation rate climbed to a five-month high of 55.3 percent in September. The female participation in the labor force continued to grow in September to 34.1 percent, which was the highest since May. A third successive month of improvement in the LFPR among rural women was the main contributor to the overall increase in female LFPR. The Worker Population Ratio, which shows the share of labor force who were employed during the survey period, was 52.4 percent in September, which was the highest since May. The WPR for women increased for the third month in a row, the ministry said. The monthly estimates are based on information collected from a sample of 375,703 persons, of whom 215,051 were in the rural regions and 160,652 in the urban areas. The sample design of the PLFS was revamped from January 2025 considering the need for generation of high frequency labor force indicators with enhanced coverage, the ministry said. This was the sixth bulletin in the series. Der heimische Aktienmarkt präsentierte sich zur Wochenmitte freundlich. Der deutsche Leitindex gab leicht nach. Die Wall Street zeigt sich in Grün. An den Börsen in Asien waren am Mittwoch grüne Vorzeichen zu sehen.
nion Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje cited statistics in the Lok Sabha on Monday to show that youth unemployment rates in India were lower than global levels. The minister cited a report by the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Institute for Human Development (IHD) which states that the worldwide youth unemployment rate was 15.6 per cent in 2021. Further, as per World Employment and Social Outlook Trends, 2024 by ILO, globally, in 2023, the youth unemployment rate was 13.3 per cent. On the other hand, the latest annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's unemployment rate (UR) for persons aged 15 years and above declined to 4.7 per cent in November this year, compared to 5.2 per cent in the previous month, and the lowest level of unemployment since April 2025, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday. The overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for persons aged 15 years and above, which reflects the level of employment in the economy, rose to a seven-month high of 55.8 per cent in November this year, the official statement said. Rural female LFPR continued its s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) increased to 55.8 per cent in November 2025, the highest level recorded since April 2025, showing a steady improvement in the labour market, according to the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. The rise in participation came mainly from rural areas. The overall LFPR for persons aged 15 years and above reached a seven-month high in November. Rural LFPR moved up to 58.6 per cent, compared to 58.0 per cent in April and 57.8 per cent in October. Urban LFPR showed a marginal dip to 50.4 per cent from 50.5 p ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's unemployment rate fell to 4.7% in November, the lowest level since April, with joblessness easing across both rural and urban areas, official data released Monday showed. The rural unemployment rate declined to a new low of 3.9% compared with 4.4% in October, while the urban jobless rate fell to 6.5% from 7%, matching its lowest level recorded in April. The overall decline in unemployment was slightly more pronounced among women than men, according to the Periodic Labour Forc ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Two people died and four others were injured after a fire broke out at a house in east Delhi's Old Govindpura area on Tuesday evening, an official said. Police have identified the deceased as Tanveer (28) and Nusrat. A call was received at Jagatpuri police station at 8.46 pm regarding a fire incident at Band Gali, Old Govindpura, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said. When a police team reached the spot, it found that 10 people were trapped inside a residential building that caught fire, the DCP said. With the help of police personnel and fir ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's unemployment rate for people aged 15 and above held steady at 5.2% in October, unchanged from September, according to the latest government data released on Monday. An easing in rural joblessness, down from 4.6% to 4.4%, was offset by a modest uptick in urban unemployment, which inched up from 6.8% to 7%, leaving the overall unemployment rate broadly stable from the previous month, showed the periodic labour force survey (PLFS) data released by the ministry of statistics & programme implementation (MoSPI). The unemployment rate measures the share of people in the labour fo ...Read More >
Chennai: Over the past decade India has lifted 171 million people from extreme poverty. Those living on less than $2.15 per day fell from 16.2 percent in 2011- 12 to 2.3 percent in 2022-23, finds the World Bank. However, Wage disparity remains high, with the median earnings of the top 10 per cent being 13 times higher than the bottom 10 per cent in 2023-24. Rural extreme poverty dropped from 18.4 percent to 2.8 percent, and urban from 10.7 percent to 1.1 percent, narrowing the rural-urban gap from 7.7 to 1.7 percentage points -- a 16 percent annual decline. India also transitioned into the l ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) A paper by economic think tank NCAER has made a case for investment in skilling of workforce to increase employment in the labour intensive sectors by 2030. The paper titled 'The Landscape of Employment in India: Pathways to Jobs' said inter-sectoral linkages can have a multiplicative effect on employment in the aggregate economy, increasing employment by up to 200 per cent relative to existing scenario. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, June 27, 2025: Assam State Lottery Sambad Friday Lucky Draw Results Declared, Check Winners List With Ticket Numbers. "On ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above declined for the second month in a row in August, to 5.1 per cent, according to an a government survey released on Monday. The unemployment rate (UR) was 5.2 per cent in July and 5.6 per cent in both May and June, showed the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The UR was 5.1 per cent in April as per the first PLFS bulletin released in May 2025 "Overall unemployment rate (persons of 15 years and above) declined for the second consecutive month from 5. ...Read More >
New Delhi: A paper by economic think tank NCAER has made a case for investment in skilling of workforce to increase employment in the labour intensive sectors by 2030. The paper titled 'The Landscape of Employment in India: Pathways to Jobs' said inter-sectoral linkages can have a multiplicative effect on employment in the aggregate economy, increasing employment by up to 200 per cent relative to existing scenario. "On the supply side, we show that increasing the share of skilled workforce by 12 percentage points through investment in formal skilling could lead to more than a 13 per cent inc ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's overall unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent in August 2025, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Monday. The rate declined for the second month in a row -- from 5.6 percent in June to 5.2 percent in July and now 5.1 percent in August. The unemployment rate among men aged 15 years and above dropped to 5.0 percent in August, the lowest since April 2025. Urban male unemployment fell from 6.6 percent in July to 5.9 percent in August, while rural male unemployment decreased to 4.5 per ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 15 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hailed the safe return of Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from space, calling it a matter of national pride. Shukla, a 39-year-old Indian Air Force officer and test pilot, on Tuesday returned to the Earth after an 18-day stay at the International Space Station. Also Read | Will Samosa and Jalebi Display Cigarette-Style Health Warnings? PIB Fact Check Debunks Fake News, Says Health Ministry's Advisory Doesn't Mention Warning Labels on Indian Food Products. "Welcome home, Shubhanshu Shukla! We are r ...Read More >
Kerala Lottery Result SAMRUDHI SM 12 Results Live: The first winner of today's lottery game- SAMRUDHI SM 12 lottery- takes home Rs 1 crore as a cash prize. The Kerala lottery is one of the most trusted games in the country. Kerala Lottery Result Sunday 20-07-2025: The Kerala lottery is back with another fun game- that may lead you to win Rs 1 crore! The results for today's Kerala lottery games- SAMRUDHI SM 12 Sunday- are announced. The Kerala lottery results are announced here, so people with tickets for today's game can stay in touch with this live blog. Samrudhi Lottery Series: MN, MO, MP, ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 19 : The stage is all set for the third G20 tourism working ... Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 19 : The stage is all set for the third G20 tourism working group meeting scheduled to take place in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir from May 22- 24, 2023 under India's presidency. According to a report, there has been a resurgence of confidence among the youth that foreign tourists would soon start travelling to Kashmir in great numbers. Tourism, the backbone of Jammu and Kashmir's economy absorbs the labour force from unskille ...Read More >
India's Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) surged to a seven-month high of 55.8% in November 2025, driven by strong growth in rural areas. The unemployment rate fell to 4.7%, with notable gains in female employment in rural India.LFPR Reaches Seven-Month High Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) increased to 55.8 per cent in November 2025, the highest level recorded since April 2025, showing a steady improvement in the labour market, according to the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. Add Asianet Newsable as a Preferred Source The rise in participation came mainly from ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Thousands of people who gathered at ashoorkhana in Dabeerpura on the 10th day of Muharram (Youm-e-Ashura) took part in the Bibi-ka-Alam procession. The procession commenced from Dabeerpura on an elephant and concluded at Chaderghat. The Shia mourners took out the procession to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Imam Hussain, on the 10th day of Muharram. Members of the Shia sect performed matam and participated in processions. The 10th Muharram is the day on which Imam Hussain was martyred in the battle of Karbala by Yazid and his army. The relic made of ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's unemployment rate for those aged 15 years and above increased marginally to 5.2% in September from 5.1% in August owing to a rise in joblessness in both rural and urban areas. Unemployment in rural areas rose to 4.6% in September from 4.3% in August, according to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the statistics ministry on Wednesday. Urban unemployment inched up to 6.8% from 6.7% over the same period, underscoring persistent strain in city labour marke ...Read More >
India's Unemployment Rate (UR), declined to 4.7 per cent in November this year, at its lowest level since April, for individuals aged 15 years and above. According to Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) monthly labour force and unemployment data, rural unemployment eased to a new low of 3.9 percent, while urban unemployment fell to 6.5 percent, matching the lowest reading recorded earlier this year. Meanwhile, Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) among persons of age 15 years and above rose to 55.8 per cent in November. The LFPR in rural areas also increased to 58. ...Read More >
New enrollments to the government's Employees' Provident Fund Scheme rose 5.5 percent for women in the second quarter of FY25 from Q2FY24, even as new enrollments for men shrunk during this period India's formal labour market may be showing signs of cooling off in the second quarter of FY25, but a Moneycontrol analysis shows that women have done better than their male peers. New enrollments to the government's Employees' Provident Fund scheme increased 5.5 percent for women in the second quarter of FY25 in last one year, even as 1.6 percent fewer men joined in in this period, shows data rele ...Read More >
Dimapur, Jul 18 (PTI) Two persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Nagaland, a health department official said on Friday. Chief Medical Officer, Dimapur, Dr Yartenla Jamir, said that of the seven JE cases detected in Dimapur, Chumoukedima, and Niuland districts, two persons have died so far. She expressed concern over the rise in Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases in the three districts, especially during the monsoon season, which increases the risk of transmission. The Health department has urged district administrations to issue a public advisory on JE prevention measures and to i ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: Responding to the opposition's charge that the Uttar Pradesh government had reduced education instead of expanding it, chief minister Yogi Adityanath claimed in the Assembly on Thursday that no school has been closed in the state. During a 24-hour continuous discussion on 'Vision-2047' in the Assembly, Adityanath said that "the education system in the state has become stronger and more modern than before". He said that "schools are not being closed, but they are being converted into 'integrated campuses' with better facilities." He clarified that these are schools which have fewer tha ...Read More >
They say workers have supported the 17-point charter of demands of the strike, called against Union Government's policies About 30-40 crore workers and farmers will participate in the general strike on Wednesday (July 9, 2025), claimed leaders of 10 central trade unions in New Delhi on Monday (July 7, 2025) while addressing a joint press conference. The leaders said preparations for the strike were complete and workers had supported the 17-point charter of demands of the strike, called against t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 15 (Reuters) - India's unemployment rate remained steady at 5.6% in June compared to the previous month, helped by a fall in joblessness in rural areas, the statistics ministry said on Tuesday. The unemployment rate in June among the 15 years and above age group in rural parts of the country fell to 4.9% from 5.1%, while it rose in urban areas to 7.1% from 6.9% in May, according to the data. This was the third monthly labour force data release covering both urban and rural areas. Previously, the government published employment data on a quarterly basis for urban regions and a ...Read More >
BENGALURU: A day after Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw highlighted Bengaluru's "creaking" infrastructure, Karnataka's deputy CM D K Shivakumar Wednesday accused her of "betrayal" and of tarnishing the very state and country that helped her succeed as an entrepreneur.However, people sprang to her defence, accusing the government of displaying hostility towards those who speak up, and of refusing to accept constructive criticism.On her part, Shaw on Wednesday blamed previous governments' inaction for the current situation. "We are in this situation because of past govts' failure to act in time. ...Read More >
(Reuters) -Wall Street's main indexes edged lower on Tuesday as investors anxiously awaited key inflation reports that could influence the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision next week. Among the S&P 500's 11 major industry sectors, communication services, up 2.5%, was the biggest gainer with a strong boost from Google-parent Alphabet, whose shares rose 5.3% after it unveiled a new-generation chip. The weakest sectors were rate-sensitive real estate, down 1.4%, and technology, down 1%. Tec ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's unemployment rate remained steady at 5.6% in June, unchanged from May, as an improvement in rural areas offset a rise in urban joblessness, official data released on Tuesday showed. Rural unemployment declined to 4.9% in June from 5.1% in May, while urban unemployment increased to 7.1% from 6.9%. The data reflects the share of individuals aged 15 and above who are actively seeking work and available for employment. "The decrease in the unemployment rate for rural areas for both males and females can be attributed to an increase in the share of own-account workers (self-em ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The unemployment rate for those in the age group of 15 years and above edged up marginally in September, while the rate for females rose to a three-month high, the monthly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) showed on Wednesday.The data showed that the unemployment rate for those in the age bracket of 15 years and above increased marginally to 5.2% in September from 5.1% in August after declining in the past two months. For all age groups, the rate rose to a three-month high of 5.3% from 5.1% in Aug.The joblessness rate in rural areas for those in the age group of 15 years and above ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 6 (ANI): The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) has announced that it will organise a Mega Job Fair in Bihar on July 19 at Gyan Bhawan, Patna. In a post on the social media platform X, the IYC stated that over 120 companies are expected to participate in the job fair, offering more than 5,000 employment opportunities Also Read | 'Symbol of Love, Compassion, Patience and Moral Discipline': PM Narendra Modi Greets Dalai Lama on His 90th Birthday. https://x.com/IYC/status/1941493978198601909 Earlier. The IYC organised a Mega Job Fair 2025 at Talkatora Stadium in Delhi on ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 15: In a defining moment for Indian luxury jewellery, Zoya- India leading luxury jewellery atelier from the Tata Group--unveils a limited-edition capsule in collaboration with globally acclaimed British designer and curator Alice Cicolini, marking the first international creative partnership for an Indian luxury jewellery atelier. Born out of deep mutual admiration of Indian craft, the capsule pays homage to enamel--one of India most poetic art forms in luxury. Inspired by the architecture of Lhasa, where every layer tells a story, this collection draws from a la ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) move to allow withdrawals of up to 75% of the corpus will make life easier for its over 7 crore subscribers, while the norms around 25% balance are meant to ensure a healthy kitty, without imposing any restrictions on pension or PF payment at the time of retirement, a top official said. "The idea is to empower members and repose trust. The changes are meant to pave the way for automated settlement of claims," Central Provident Fund commissioner Ramesh Krishnamurthi told TOI.Amid concerns over the rules cleared by the central board of t ...Read More >