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Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a growing debate about the dwindling labour force participation rate. Photo: Bloomberg

Women employment in manufacturing sector was hit more: survey

1 min read . Updated: 25 Jul 2021

The UAE PMI rose to 51.2, the highest in 16 months, from 49.5 in November. (AP)

Saudi, UAE business conditions improve but employment falls

1 min read . Updated: 05 Jan 2021

IHS Markit's Pollyanna De Lima said that levels of confidence remain historically low as a number of Indian firms were worried that any spike in covid-19 cases could harm growth prospects, while job shedding is still predicted for the year ahead, (REUTERS)

India Inc is among the most pessimistic on jobs globally

1 min read . Updated: 10 Nov 2020

Migrant labourers go back to work for the Kochi Metro construction project after the government-imposed nationwide lockdown (Mint)

Our urban poor need help in the form of an employment scheme

4 min read . Updated: 02 Nov 2020

The US' new process for H-1B visa cap selection could affect deployment and movement of talent by technology services companies, say industry experts. (MINT_PRINT)

H-1B visa: Trump govt proposes scrapping of computerised lottery system

1 min read . Updated: 30 Oct 2020

The relentless threat of artificial intelligence taking our jobs away

3 min read . Updated: 16 Oct 2020

Key industries such as BPO and ITES (29%) and banking and financial services (33%) continued to post robust growth sequentially, (Photo: Mint)

Hiring activities improve by 24% in Sept, mostly driven by pharma, FMCG sector

2 min read . Updated: 12 Oct 2020

Keeping brokers out of such job apps is a key challenge.

On blue-collar job apps, brokers still hold sway

3 min read . Updated: 06 Oct 2020

MGNREGS has been used by over 86 million Indians in the first half of FY21, the highest-ever since 2006. Mint

The clamour for an urban jobs scheme grows louder

2 min read . Updated: 06 Oct 2020

States will be allowed to manoeuvre the codes as per their needs. Mint

Centre eyes smooth passage of three labour codes in Parliament

3 min read . Updated: 14 Sep 2020

Workers in cities in the age group of 18 to 25 years were already much less likely to be in formal jobs and more likely to be employed informally and paid less

India’s Gen Z risks getting left out of formal jobs: London School of Economics

1 min read . Updated: 01 Sep 2020

India needs to create 90 mn non-farm jobs by ’30: report

2 min read . Updated: 27 Aug 2020

India will need to maintain productivity growth at 6.5-7% per year, the same as it achieved from 2013 to 2018. (Photo: HT)

90 million more workers will look for non-farm jobs by 2030: Mckinsey report

3 min read . Updated: 26 Aug 2020

India’s overall unemployment rate touches a nine-week high at 9.1%

2 min read . Updated: 19 Aug 2020

Although the pace of job cutting ha slowed down in many countries, the outlook on employment remains bleak given the uncertainty on the duration of the pandemic. (PTI)

It is too early to cheer the rebound in global manufacturing PMI

1 min read . Updated: 04 Aug 2020

The platform will help employers assess the availability of skilled workforce and formulate their hiring plans (AFP)

Govt unveils single-window platform for skilled workers

1 min read . Updated: 10 Jul 2020

The rural job loss rate increased to 7.62% from 7.26% in the previous week. (Mint)

Rural unemployment rate sees a marginal spike in peak season

1 min read . Updated: 30 Jun 2020

People stand in a queue to be interviewed for the position of ward boys by the Thane Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra. (Photo: Hindustan Times)

In a season of layoffs, here’s where jobs can be found

9 min read . Updated: 23 Jun 2020

Job guarantee plus

1 min read . Updated: 20 Jun 2020

The rural job loss rate dropped more than the overall national unemployment figures indicative of the impact of unlocking process on the labour market. (Photo by: Hemant Padalkar/ HindustanTimes

Unemployment rate falls sharply; closer to pre-lockdown period

2 min read . Updated: 15 Jun 2020

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