Unemployment News
Rural jobs guarantee revamp: More days of work, greater burden for states?
The VB G RAM G Bill proposes a rural jobs guarantee of 125 days of employment, replacing MGNREGA. The bill requires states to prepare implementation plans and is facing criticism for shifting financial burdens to states while altering the demand-driven nature of the employment guarantee.
4 min read09:10 PM ISTWhy workers in their 40s are going back to school
A tough job market and the threat of artificial intelligence are leading to some radical career changes.
4 min read13 Dec 2025Is America’s jobs market nearing a cliff?
Bosses, investors and policymakers are worried, but there are reasons for hope
4 min read1 Dec 2025The US needs better data. Why we fell behind and how we can catch up.
The recent government shutdown underscored that U.S. statistical agencies provide numbers that can’t yet be fully replicated by private data.
7 min read23 Nov 2025Japanese policy holds the key to global markets, not the Fed
If Japan raises interest rates to halt the yen’s slide, liquidity will evaporate, upending stock and bond markets around the world.
4 min read22 Nov 2025US unemployment rises to 4.4% in September; 119,000 jobs added despite government shutdown
The unemployment rates in the US economy rose to hit 4.4% in September 2025, while the country added 119,000 jobs despite the federal government shutdown. The Department of Labor highlighted the progress of the US economy under the Trump administration.
2 min read20 Nov 2025US Jobs report: Labor Department won't release full October data as 43-day government shutdown disrupts survey
US Jobs report: The Labor Department will not release a full October jobs report due to the federal government shutdown. Instead, it will provide some October data alongside the full November report.
1 min read20 Nov 2025Jobless rate steady in October as rural gains offset urban strain
Women remained disproportionately affected in terms of unemployment. Unemployment among women edged down to 5.4% in October from 5.5% in September
3 min read17 Nov 2025Women voters, BJP alliance, and Tejashwi Yadav keep Nitish Kumar undisputed in Bihar
This was an election about the past — Nitish Kumar’s past record of ‘sushasan’ (good governance) versus the RJD’s history of leading a lawless, corrupt and violent regime.
5 min read14 Nov 2025In Bihar elections, it’s Nitish Kumar vs Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar’s two-decade rule is his strength and weakness, with visible infrastructure gains clashing with public exhaustion and his failure to tackle outward migration. Voters are now divided between memory of ‘jungle raj’ and yearning for ‘badlaav’ (change).
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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
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