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Rupee closes at three-week high of 69.22 against dollar
All eyes now on Friday’s release of US payrolls data, which is expected to show a tight labour market that is pressuring firms to boost wagesDevelopments in US-China trade talks are also in focus
1 min read3 May 2019India jobs crisis: How accurate is EPFO payroll data?
Experts say the numbers must not be construed as job additions, as they signal formalization of existing jobs
4 min read31 Oct 2018Opinion | EPFO’s bid to publish payroll data is a gift to policymaking
Most organizations could not create new UANs as Aadhaar numbers failed to pass demographic test
2 min read30 Oct 2018In last one year, 9.1 mn quit jobs, 1.85 mn  returned: EPFO data
The data indicates that for every nine people who left formal jobs, nearly two came back to the formal job sector.
2 min read26 Oct 2018Job creations soar to 11-month high of 9.51 lakh in July
New job creations in July rose to an 11-month high of 9.51 lakh, taking the total tally of new enrolments to 61.81 lakh since September 2017, EPFO's payroll data shows
1 min read20 Sep 2018Govt’s flip-flop on jobs data continues, impacts credibility
The ministry of statistics claims that the payroll data for the most recent months are provisional and again, data for every month is being revised
2 min read27 Jul 2018The politics of ‘half-baked’ payroll data
The hurry to release the payroll data appears aimed at fending off any criticism on job creation by the centre in the run-up to the Karnataka polls
3 min read8 May 2018The difficulty of making sense of Indian jobs data
The new payroll numbers are welcome. The next step should be a greater use of Big Data analytics to understand job creation in India
3 min read1 May 2018India shows jobs growth as 3.11 million join EPF in six months
The EPF's provisional data for 6 months shows that 3.11 million workers joined the fund during the September 2017 to February 2018 period, partly due to a pick up in the economy, federal support
1 min read25 Apr 2018Hurricanes Harvey, Irma expected to dim US jobs growth in short term
US job growth probably slowed further in September as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma left displaced workers temporarily unemployed and delayed hiring
3 min read6 Oct 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared