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  India's urban unemployment rate drops to 9.3 pc in Jan-Mar 2019: Govt data

  India | November 23, 2019 20:13 IST

  The data showed that the unemployment rate in urban areas among males was estimated at 8.7 per cent during January-March 2019 as compared to 9 per cent during April-June 2018.

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  'Modi Minar racing upwards at breathtaking pace': Rahul Gandhi's jibe over 'unemployment rate'

  National | November 06, 2019 21:27 IST

  ​Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over "unemployment rate."

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  US adds 136,000 jobs; unemployment hits 50-year low of 3.5 per cent

  World | October 04, 2019 19:04 IST

  Despite the ultra-low unemployment rate, which dropped from 3.7% in August, average hourly wages slipped by a penny, the Labor Department said Friday in its monthly jobs report. Hourly pay rose just 2.9% from a year earlier, below the 3.4% year-over-year gain at the beginning of the year.

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  Congress demands Gangwar's apology for 'North Indian' commen

  National | September 16, 2019 18:56 IST

  Congress spokesperson Rajiv Shukla also pointed out that the country's unemployment rate has touched an all-time high at 8.2 per cent.

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  Japan's jobless rate hit 26-year low in July

  World | August 30, 2019 14:20 IST

  The number of unemployed people in the country stood at 1.56 million in July, with a drop of 160,000 people or 9.3 per cent year-on-year, according to data provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

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  Unemployment rate at 6.1% in 2017-18, confirms govt data

  India | May 31, 2019 18:40 IST

  The joblessness among male on all India basis was 6.2 per cent, while it was 5.7 per cent in case of females.

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  'Unemployment at 45-year high' report not verified, still under process: NITI Aayog

  India | January 31, 2019 19:58 IST

  "Government did not release the data (on jobs) as it is still being processed. When the data is ready we will release it," Rajiv Kumar said today.   

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  Indian youth not equipped to avail current career opportunities: Shashi Tharoor

  India | October 25, 2018 23:45 IST

  Tharoor observed that presently India was not on course to provide the opportunities of the current century --job market-driven education -- to its youngsters.

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  'If economy is growing, how can job market not expand?', PM Modi rebuts Opposition allegations on unemployment

  India | August 12, 2018 7:15 IST

  Citing his speech in the Lok Sabha during the No Confidence Motion, PM Modi said, "When investment into and the pace of execution of infrastructure projects like making roads, laying down rail lines, setting up power generation including solar parks and transmission lines is at all-time high, how come the jobs will not be created."

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  Unemployable youth limit India's growth, says Union Minister Hegde

  India | January 19, 2018 19:26 IST

  "Only 7 per cent of the Indian engineers are capable of handling core engineering tasks... This is the biggest challenge and could limit the growth that India is aiming to achieve," the Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneursh

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  Telecom sector on course to cull 90,000 jobs in next six to nine months

  Budget | January 15, 2018 17:50 IST

  The report is based on a survey among around 100 senior and mid-level employees of 65 telco and software and hardware service providers to telecom companies.

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  Income inequality to rise further, jobs remain a chimera: Study

  Business | October 01, 2017 18:32 IST

  The study, by brokerage Ambit Capital, also said that this combination of joblessness, that has been deteriorating since the last few years, and income inequality poses a higher risk of social tension.

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  Stressful job more disastrous to health than an unemployment, says study

  Lifestyle | August 13, 2017 13:34 IST

  There was a clear pattern of the highest levels of chronic stress for adults who moved into poor quality work.

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  David Warner hits back at the Cricket Association regarding Pay Dispute

  Cricket | July 28, 2017 15:52 IST

  On Thursday, CA chief executive James Sutherland had called on the ACA to enter into a period of intense negotiations over coming days in order to resolve the ongoing pay dispute.

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  Australian Cricket Association looking at Indian Investors for endorsements

  Cricket | July 22, 2017 16:09 IST

  This has already led to the Australia A team pulling out of tri-nation 'A' series involving India and South Africa.

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  Severe underemployment more serious than unemployment: Niti Aayog

  May 28, 2017 12:40 IST

  Severe underemployment and not unemployment is a more serious problem as a job that needs to be done by one person is often performed by two or more workers, Niti Aayog has said.

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  Unemployment rate in US drops to 4.4 per cent, lowest in a decade

  May 06, 2017 14:26 IST

  The unemployment rate in the United States has dropped to 4.4 per Cent which is the lowest in a decade.

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  Unemployment rates touched record high across Latin America, Caribbean region in 2016: ILO

  World | December 15, 2016 12:34 IST

  With 25 million jobless people, the unemployment rate across Latin America and the Caribbean region has hit a new high in 2016, the International Labor Organisation (ILO) has said in its latest report. The ILO

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  Decline in exports caused unemployment to 70k during Q2 2015-16: report

  September 18, 2016 14:47 IST

  As many as 70,000 workers were hit by the sharp fall in merchandise exports as it cost them their jobs in Q2 2015-16, a report stated. A joint study conducted by Assocham and Thought Arbitrage

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  New BSE index shows India’s unemployment rate at 7.97 per cent

  April 08, 2016 18:18 IST

  India’s overall unemployment rate currently stands at 7.97 per cent, a new index launched by the Bombay Stock Exchange to measure the unemployment rate in the country has revealed.