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Unemployment In Madhya Pradesh: A Tale Of Contradictory Claims?
Discrepancies in the number of unemployed people in Madhya Pradesh - the state government's figures are nearly 7.6 lakh less than the Economic Survey - have raised eyebrows.
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Opinion | India's Employment Challenge Needs Solutions, Not Hasty Conclusions
India needs to create more jobs. A realistic figure might be closer to 8 million jobs per year considering the current economic growth rate.
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NITI Aayog's Goa Unemployment Figure Wrong, Says Chief Minister, Gets Flak
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said unemployment figures cited by the NITI Aayog for the coastal state were inaccurate as several persons registered with the local employment exchange had not cancelled their names after getting jobs.
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India's Unemployment Rate Hits Four-Month High Of 7.9% In December: Private Think-Tank CMIE
India's December unemployment rate rose to 7.9% from the June figure of 7.0%, data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) showed on Monday.
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US Unemployment Drop Signals 'Recovery Is Moving Forward': Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden put a gloss on disappointing job creation figures Friday by focusing on a drop in unemployment, which he said marks a "sign that our recovery is moving forward."
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June Jobless Rate Falls To 9.17%, Says Private Think-Tank CMIE
India's June unemployment rate fell to 9.17 per cent from the May figure of 11.90 per cent, data from CMIE showed on Thursday.
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"To Protect Unemployed Americans": Trump Asked To Suspend New H-1B Visas
Four top Republican senators have urged US President Donald Trump to suspend all new guest worker visas for 60 days and some of its categories, including the H-1B visa, for at least the next year or until unemployment figures return to normal levels in the country.
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Unemployment Rate At 9.3% In March Quarter, Lowest In 4 Years
The estimates are worked out on what is called current weekly status method. A person is considered as unemployed in a week if he did not work even for 1 hour during that week. Joblessness among youth aged between 15 and 29 years was at 22.5 per cent during the January-March period this year, down from 23.7 per cent in the previous quarter. This se...
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Government Admits Unemployment Figures Were Leaked, Calls Issue "Serious"
The government Thursday admitted in the Rajya Sabha that there has been a data leak of unemployment figures and said efforts were being made to ascertain who was behind it.
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Unemployment Rate At 6.1%; Calling It 45-Year High Unfair, Says Centre
The country's unemployment rate was at 6.1 per cent in 2017-18, the statistics ministry said on Friday, confirming the figure leaked to Business Standard newspaper in January, which said it was the highest since 1972-73.
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Unemployment Rate Rises 6.1% in 2017-18
The same figure was leaked to a newspaper in January, which said it was the highest since 1972/73.
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Kanhaiya Kumar 'Unemployed', Has Assets Of Around 6 Lakh, Says Affidavit
Kanhaiya Kumar, the country's most famous student leader who is taking on a minister of the richest party, has declared a humble figure of Rs 8.5 lakh as his income for two years. The affidavit he filed for his nomination from Bihar's Begusarai, also lists five cases, which made him famous almost overnight three years ago.
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"Let's Have Another Demonetisation": P Chidambaram's Acid Remark
Former finance minister P Chidambaram has sharply attacked the government's move to revise growth figures for two years, including the current one, questioning how growth can be robust when unemployment figures are at their highest in 45 years. He also ridiculed the revised growth figures of 2016-17 -- which showed it to be the best year under the ...
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P Chidambaram Asks How Economy Is Growing When Unemployment Rate At Highest
P Chidambaram on Friday raised doubts over the GDP figures, wondering how the economy is growing at 7 per cent when the unemployment rate was the highest in 45 years.
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Claims Of Rising Unemployment A "Political Gimmick", Says PM Modi
Calling the opposition claims on rising unemployment a "political gimmick", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that over 70 lakh jobs were created in the formal sector alone, in the last one year.
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Unemployment In Madhya Pradesh: A Tale Of Contradictory Claims?
Discrepancies in the number of unemployed people in Madhya Pradesh - the state government's figures are nearly 7.6 lakh less than the Economic Survey - have raised eyebrows.
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Opinion | India's Employment Challenge Needs Solutions, Not Hasty Conclusions
India needs to create more jobs. A realistic figure might be closer to 8 million jobs per year considering the current economic growth rate.
-
NITI Aayog's Goa Unemployment Figure Wrong, Says Chief Minister, Gets Flak
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said unemployment figures cited by the NITI Aayog for the coastal state were inaccurate as several persons registered with the local employment exchange had not cancelled their names after getting jobs.
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India's Unemployment Rate Hits Four-Month High Of 7.9% In December: Private Think-Tank CMIE
India's December unemployment rate rose to 7.9% from the June figure of 7.0%, data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) showed on Monday.
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US Unemployment Drop Signals 'Recovery Is Moving Forward': Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden put a gloss on disappointing job creation figures Friday by focusing on a drop in unemployment, which he said marks a "sign that our recovery is moving forward."
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June Jobless Rate Falls To 9.17%, Says Private Think-Tank CMIE
India's June unemployment rate fell to 9.17 per cent from the May figure of 11.90 per cent, data from CMIE showed on Thursday.
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"To Protect Unemployed Americans": Trump Asked To Suspend New H-1B Visas
Four top Republican senators have urged US President Donald Trump to suspend all new guest worker visas for 60 days and some of its categories, including the H-1B visa, for at least the next year or until unemployment figures return to normal levels in the country.
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Unemployment Rate At 9.3% In March Quarter, Lowest In 4 Years
The estimates are worked out on what is called current weekly status method. A person is considered as unemployed in a week if he did not work even for 1 hour during that week. Joblessness among youth aged between 15 and 29 years was at 22.5 per cent during the January-March period this year, down from 23.7 per cent in the previous quarter. This se...
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Government Admits Unemployment Figures Were Leaked, Calls Issue "Serious"
The government Thursday admitted in the Rajya Sabha that there has been a data leak of unemployment figures and said efforts were being made to ascertain who was behind it.
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Unemployment Rate At 6.1%; Calling It 45-Year High Unfair, Says Centre
The country's unemployment rate was at 6.1 per cent in 2017-18, the statistics ministry said on Friday, confirming the figure leaked to Business Standard newspaper in January, which said it was the highest since 1972-73.
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Unemployment Rate Rises 6.1% in 2017-18
The same figure was leaked to a newspaper in January, which said it was the highest since 1972/73.
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Kanhaiya Kumar 'Unemployed', Has Assets Of Around 6 Lakh, Says Affidavit
Kanhaiya Kumar, the country's most famous student leader who is taking on a minister of the richest party, has declared a humble figure of Rs 8.5 lakh as his income for two years. The affidavit he filed for his nomination from Bihar's Begusarai, also lists five cases, which made him famous almost overnight three years ago.
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"Let's Have Another Demonetisation": P Chidambaram's Acid Remark
Former finance minister P Chidambaram has sharply attacked the government's move to revise growth figures for two years, including the current one, questioning how growth can be robust when unemployment figures are at their highest in 45 years. He also ridiculed the revised growth figures of 2016-17 -- which showed it to be the best year under the ...
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P Chidambaram Asks How Economy Is Growing When Unemployment Rate At Highest
P Chidambaram on Friday raised doubts over the GDP figures, wondering how the economy is growing at 7 per cent when the unemployment rate was the highest in 45 years.
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Claims Of Rising Unemployment A "Political Gimmick", Says PM Modi
Calling the opposition claims on rising unemployment a "political gimmick", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that over 70 lakh jobs were created in the formal sector alone, in the last one year.
