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Unemployment rate in J&K dips to 6.1% in 2023-24 from 6.7% in 2019-20

Year wise look at the unemployment rate showed that it was 6.1% in 2023-24, 4.4% in 2022-23, 5.2% in 2021-22, 5.9% in 2019-20 and 6.7% in 2019-20

J&K minister Javed Ahmad Dar (Source: X)

cities

Published on Mar 16, 2025 06:30 AM IST

ByRavi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu

Hiding in labour data, a tale of economic distress

More than half the workforce engaged in low-productivity activities, combined with no significant rise in earnings from livelihood does not bode well for growth

A labourer cleans a high rise window at a hotel in Amritsar on December 24, 2024. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP) (AFP)

opinion

Published on Jan 22, 2025 08:27 AM IST

ByMaitreesh Ghatak, Mrinalini Jha, Jitendra Singh

Shift in ground in the Indian labour market

India's urban unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 6.4%, with a slight decrease in unpaid self-employment and an increase in salaried jobs.

Is the Indian labour market finally turning a corner not just in quantitative but also qualitative terms? The latest PLFS report gives us the first sign of this (AFP)

editorials

Updated on Nov 19, 2024 08:12 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

Little change in India’s unemployment rate in urban areas: PLFS data

The jobless rate among women, aged 15 years and above, came in far higher than for men for similar age bracket, a trend that has been steadfast over several quarters

The unemployment rate for men stood at 5.7%, against 8.4% for women. (Representative file photo)

business

Published on Nov 18, 2024 05:36 PM IST

ByZia Haq

What job data says about the economy

GDP is growing for sure, but the fact that jobs are still being created mostly in the low-value sectors of the economy is a reason for concern

New Delhi, India - Feb. 16, 2018: Candidates apply for jobs at 'Job Fair' organized by Directorate of Employment, Delhi Government at Tyagraj Sports Complex in New Delhi, India, on Friday, February 16, 2018. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

editorials

Published on Dec 26, 2023 10:13 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

India needs to focus on early childhood education

A recent concept, ECE is good for the child, the mother, the family, the society and the economy. Expand it

Society needs to create structures to take care of young children. This will free young women to work(Shutterstock)

analysis

Published on Jan 14, 2020 12:00 PM IST

ByMadhav Chavan

India’s unemployment crisis is worrying, writes Karan Thapar

The labour force participation rate — the number of people looking for jobs — is simultaneously shrinking. In 2016, it was 47-48%. Today, it’s 43%. So while the number of people unable to find jobs has grown, the number seeking them has fallen. That is not good news

While the number of people unable to find jobs has grown, the number seeking them has fallen(REUTERS)

columns

Updated on Nov 16, 2019 07:55 PM IST

ByKaran Thapar

More women may use Metro, but difficult to calculate fiscal burden

Since neither Delhi Metro, nor DTC or cluster buses have an accurate gender break-up of passengers, the fiscal cost of such a policy is difficult to ascertain.

The actual share of women travellers among all users of such services could be higher as women have a much lower share among workers than in the total population.(HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Jun 04, 2019 06:26 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAbhishek Jha

Unemployment is a function of state policies

We must take this debate beyond national statistics and scrutinise the local business climate across states in India

The strong variations across states implies that unemployment is a function of state economic policies and we need to take this debate beyond national statistics and scrutinise local business climate across states in India(Anshuman Poyrekar/HT)

analysis

Updated on May 10, 2019 07:33 PM IST

ByShamika Ravi

Analysis | What is forcing Indian women to stay at home?

Early marriage is not responsible for the low female labour force participation. Blame the male backlash effect for it.

India has one of the lowest female labour force participation rates in the world. In 2017, only 27% of adult Indian women had a job or were actively looking for one .(Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

analysis

Updated on Apr 01, 2019 09:46 AM IST

ByPunarjit Roychowdhury

There is no clear picture on unemployment in India

Step back a bit and you’ll discover another truth. The unemployment rate has been steadily rising since 2011-12. At the same time, the labour force participation rate has been steadily falling since 2004-05. So the jobs and employment problem is a concern that stretches back over a long time

So do we have a real and growing hunger for jobs?(REUTERS)

columns

Published on Feb 09, 2019 07:24 PM IST

ByKaran Thapar

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labour force participation rate news

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Year wise look at the unemployment rate showed that it was 6.1% in 2023-24, 4.4% in 2022-23, 5.2% in 2021-22, 5.9% in 2019-20 and 6.7% in 2019-20

More than half the workforce engaged in low-productivity activities, combined with no significant rise in earnings from livelihood does not bode well for growth

India's urban unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 6.4%, with a slight decrease in unpaid self-employment and an increase in salaried jobs.

The jobless rate among women, aged 15 years and above, came in far higher than for men for similar age bracket, a trend that has been steadfast over several quarters

GDP is growing for sure, but the fact that jobs are still being created mostly in the low-value sectors of the economy is a reason for concern

A recent concept, ECE is good for the child, the mother, the family, the society and the economy. Expand it

The labour force participation rate — the number of people looking for jobs — is simultaneously shrinking. In 2016, it was 47-48%. Today, it’s 43%. So while the number of people unable to find jobs has grown, the number seeking them has fallen. That is not good news

Since neither Delhi Metro, nor DTC or cluster buses have an accurate gender break-up of passengers, the fiscal cost of such a policy is difficult to ascertain.

We must take this debate beyond national statistics and scrutinise the local business climate across states in India

Early marriage is not responsible for the low female labour force participation. Blame the male backlash effect for it.

Step back a bit and you’ll discover another truth. The unemployment rate has been steadily rising since 2011-12. At the same time, the labour force participation rate has been steadily falling since 2004-05. So the jobs and employment problem is a concern that stretches back over a long time

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