Tag: Unemployment

Urban unemployment fell to 6.8% in January-March period of 2022-23: Govt survey

India's urban unemployment rate fell to 6.8 per cent during the January-March period of 2022-23 from 7.2 per cent in the corresponding period of last year, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Monday.

May 30, 2023

Budget will help to address unemployment: Pratibha Singh

The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee president said along with development in the state the budget will prove to be useful to address unemployment and provide self-employment to the youth.

March 17, 2023

Rahul Gandhi says he learnt a lot from Bharat Jodo Yatra

The yatra began on September 7, 2022, from Kanyakumari and passed through 12 states, culminating in Jammu and Kashmir covering a total distance of about 4,000 kilometers over the course of four-and-a-half-months.

February 26, 2023

Inflation and unemployment big challenges for India: Akhilesh

The SP president pointed out that while farmers' income has not doubled, electricity has become expensive.

February 10, 2023

New Zealand’s unemployment rate reaches 3.4%

New Zealand's unemployment rate was 3.4 per cent in the December 2022 quarter, compared with 3.3 per cent last quarter, the statistics department said on Wednesday.

February 1, 2023

BJP caved in to local issues, dissensions in HP

Congress’ strategy to concentrate on the local issues paid off. The focus of the party was unemployment and inflation rather than the national issues like Article 370, Ram temple construction, etc. which the saffron party raised in its campaign.

December 9, 2022

Rahul Gandhi hits out on centre’s policies, call it “backbone breaker”

"PM Modi's wrong policies like demonetisation, GST, have broken small businesses, farmers who were the backbone of employment. The truth of India is that the country cannot give employment to its youth," he said.

November 8, 2022

“Court’s ruling supports BJP narrative”, says Mehbooba Mufti on Gyanvapi verdict

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti accused the BJP of trying to divert people's minds from unemployment and inflation to communally sensitive issues.

September 13, 2022

Modi has ‘failed’ India’s two top challenges of inflation, unemployment: Congress

The Congress will take another step with a massive rally on September 4 at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi "to wake up the sleeping Modi Government".

August 29, 2022

Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav assures of bumper plans, says unemployment and poverty govt’s priority

He also highlighted his confidence in the Mahagathbandhan and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be cornered as the opposition in Vidhan Sabha.

August 10, 2022

Youth unemployment

The pros and cons of the scheme must have been studied in detail by the armed forces before launch. It cannot be a matter of public debate.

July 27, 2022

Japan’s unemployment rate drops in Feb

The job availability ratio equates to there being 121 available jobs for every 100 people seeking them.

March 29, 2022

Using vouchers to break shackles of education

The core of the problem can be traced back to the intrinsic flaw of our education system: focusing only on the quantity of education and ignoring quality. Though 96.83 per cent of children are enrolled in schools across India, these numbers seem meaningless to a country with abysmally low learning results.

March 25, 2022

As CM, my govt’s first decision will be on unemployment: Mann

Addressing party supporters in Sangrur after the party's landslide victory in Punjab, Mann said he will bring governance to people's doorstep. "Our elderly people (are tired of visiting government offices and courts to get their work done but they are told to come for it later. Now they need not go anywhere, now the same officers will come to your villages like a public servant," Mann said.

March 10, 2022

Australia’s unemployment rate rises to 5.2% in Oct

The underemployment rate, which measures the portion of employed people who are not working as many hours as they like, rose from 9.2 per cent to a 12-month high of 9.5 per cent.

November 11, 2021

Punjab’s youth losing jobs to candidates from other states due to lack of reservation: Mann

"Had they been vigilant, reservations would have been implemented for the youth of Punjab in government and private sector jobs," the AAP leader said.

October 10, 2021

Unemployment, Covid top most worries for urban Indians: Survey

Compared to the previous month, coronavirus has declined by 5 percent in worry levels, unemployment has increased in worry levels by 2 percent.

September 30, 2021