Unemployment rate falls to 4.7% in November, lowest since April: Government survey

[ad_1] File picture of job seekers at a job fair, used for representation only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The unemployment rate (UR) among people aged 15 years and above declined to 4.7% in November, the lowest level since April, when it stood at 5.1%, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report for […]

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Govt to issue monthly unemployment data report starting May 15

[ad_1] 50 years since Aryabhata: the lift-off that launched India’s satellite odyssey April 19, 2025 When thrusters of the Soviet rocket carrier Interkosmos fired Aryabhata successfully into space from the Kapustin Yar cosmodrome in 1975, it was a historic lift-off that launched India’s satellite odyssey. Fifty years later, today the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) […]

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Explained | Are the unemployment numbers reliable? 

[ad_1] What are some of the issues in the Periodic Labour Force Survey data being flagged by economists and experts?    What are some of the issues in the Periodic Labour Force Survey data being flagged by economists and experts?    The story so far: On June 14, the National Statistical Office (NSO), which functions […]

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