Tag: unemployment
Haryana CM announces impending disclosure of 28,000-29,000 job results
The outcomes for around 28,000 to 29,000 positions will be disclosed in the coming eight days, said Manohar Lal Khattar, chief minister, Haryana, on...
Global coal industry may render 4 lakh jobless in about 10...
There appears to be worrisome news for workers of Coal India. Globally, the coal industry is set to witness several mine closures as cheaper...
42.3% of young graduates remain unemployed in India: report
While it is heartening to know that unemployment has come down across all education levels post the pandemic, it is disappointing to know that...
UAE unemployment insurance deadline approaches; penalties to be imposed
The deadline for enrolling in the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) unemployment insurance scheme is fast approaching, with penalties to be imposed on those who...
SASI seeks enactment of Arunachal Pradesh Private Job Reservation Bill
To address the issue of unemployment in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, the Save Arunachal Save Indigenous (SASI) has requested the Government of...
Unemployment benefits to workers on strikes lasting over 30 days: Massachusetts...
A legislation has been proposed that would allow workers in Massachusetts on strike for over 30 days to receive unemployment benefits. The aim of...
Karnataka’s unemployment rate is 2.7% — lower than national figure of...
According to data from the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation or ESIC, from September 2017 to March 2021, Karnataka added 24 lakh formal jobs. Since...
Canada’s unemployment rate is 5%; 1.5 lakh jobs created in Jan.
While experts had predicted that Canada unemployment rate will go up to 5.1 per cent, the country’s economy has done better than expected. It...
Vacancies rise in Canada; 21,000 jobs added in September
The number of vacancies in Canada has gone up. This is not because new jobs have been created, but because about 20,000 people have...
2.25 lakh applicants, including engineers, postgraduates, for 91 peon posts
Thousands of graduates and postgraduates, including some PhD holders were amongst the 2.25 lakh applicants who were hoping to land a job as peon...
32,000 jobs added, vacancies in Canadian healthcare, social assistance sectors rising
Canada has more jobs on offer now, with about 32,200 vacancies waiting to be filled. As per statistics in the May-June period vacancies rose...
Unemployment rate rises in India, dips in the US
According to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) India's unemployment rate rose to a one-year high of 8.3 per cent in...
New Zealand to change immigration rules temporarily
With an aim to fill labour gaps, the Government of New Zealand has decided to relax immigration rules and double the numbers in the...
Over a million jobs available for the taking in Canada
Canada’s unemployment rate has fallen to 5.1 per cent and there are more jobs on offer that in the past. In fact, the ratio...
Only 3.5% joblessness in the US, 5.28 lakh jobs added in...
While recession has not set in yet, it may not be too far away either feel some experts. At a time when economists were...
Centre told to hire 10 lakh people in 1.5 years
The Ministry of Home Affairs has initiated a process to fill vacancies across Central government departments on a mission mode.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has...
28% of Indian millennials admit unemployment is their biggest concern
Jobs and livelihood remain the topmost concern for most Indians, even millennials. As per the Deloitte Global 2022 Gen Z and Millennial Survey, 28...
Unemployment rises in the US, Canada posts over 8.74 lakh unfilled...
January 2022 saw about 1.4 million workers joining the labour force in the US. However, the unemployment rate, on the whole, rose a bit...
Claims for unemployment benefits drop drastically in the US
Never has the US witnessed such a dip in the number of applications for unemployment benefits since 1969.
However, experts attribute this to seasonal factor...
Unemployment increases to 8.32% in August
Just when things seemed to be looking up in July — with the unemployment rate falling from 9.17 per cent in June, to 6.95...
Unemployment spiked to 21% in Q1 of 2020: Labour Ministry
The stringent lockdown, that was in effect across the nation last year when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the nation with its first wave in...
Employment growth forecast for 2021 insufficient to help jobless, new jobseekers
While the employment scenario in 2021 and 2022 will witness a rebound, it will not be enough to close the gap in employment brought...
Unemployment rises to 10.72% from 9.81% in a week’s time
Unemployment rate in rural India has been steadily rising. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) had reported the unemployment rate as being 7.21...
Unemployment in Australia drops to one-year low
Data reveals that unemployment in Australia has dropped to a one-year low, and the number of people in jobs has exceeded pre-pandemic levels. This...
Australian job market shows resilience, employment rises yet again
The Australian job market is continuing steadily on the path of recovery, reporting a fourth month of increase in employment in January. Rate of...
122 mn Indians, 17 mn women lost jobs in 2020
A total of 122 million people in India lost their jobs in 2020. Out of these, at least 17 million were women, who lost...