Unemployment rate at 5.1%, increase in women labour force: PLFS data show

Unemployment rate at 5.1%, increase in women labour force: PLFS data show

The Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) in CWS among persons of age 15 years and above was 55.6%. According to the first monthly bulletin of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), released here on Thursday by the Union Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation under a revamped method, the unemployment Rate (UR) in current weekly […]

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Over 1.08 crore candidates apply for 32,438 Railways Group D posts: Check region with highest applications

Over 1.08 crore candidates apply for 32,438 Railways Group D posts: Check region with highest applications

RRB Group D Recruitment 2025: ​The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has announced that over 1.08 crore candidates have applied for the Group D recruitment under notification CEN 08/2024. Notably, among the different regions as segregated by the RRB, Mumbai received the highest number of applications, with 15,59,100 (or 15.59 lakh) candidates applying.​ The Indian Railways […]

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Unemployment rate dips to 7.2% in October-December: govt. survey

Unemployment rate dips to 7.2% in October-December: govt. survey

Image used for representative purpose only. File | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah Unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above in urban areas declined to 7.2% during October-December 2022 from 8.7% a year earlier, the National Sample Survey Survey (NSSO) showed. Joblessness or unemployment rate is defined as the percentage of unemployed persons among […]

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Explained | Are the unemployment numbers reliable? 

Explained | Are the unemployment numbers reliable? 

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 under […]

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