Youth in India 2022
The publication “Youth in India 2022” portrays overall status of youth through important statistical indicators of socio-economic relevance as derived data in the public domain of different Ministries/Departments/
Unemployment
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Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS): annual report (July, 2020 – June, 2021)
According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) annual report for July 2020-June 2021, the all-India female labour force participation rate (LFPR) in ordinary status grew 2.3 percent to 25.1 percent
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Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS): quarterly bulletin [October-December 2021]
The unemployment rate for persons of 15 years and above in urban areas slipped to 8.7 per cent in October-December 2021 from 10.3 per cent in the year-ago quarter, showed a periodic labour force survey
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Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS): quarterly bulletin [July-September 2021]
Considering the importance of availability of labour force data at more frequent time intervals, National Statistical Office (NSO) launched Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in April 2017. The objective
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Inequality and social security in the Asia-Pacific region
High income inequality can engender a wide range of negative impacts. It can harm child development, increase ill-health and mortality, limit the status of women, generate distrust in government, exacerbate
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Critical evaluation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): Standing Committee on Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (2021-2022)
Observing that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a last “fall-back” option for many in the rural areas, a Parliamentary committee has recommended increase in guaranteed
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World employment and social outlook: trends 2022
The report examines the impacts of the crisis on global and regional trends in employment, unemployment and labour force participation, as well as on job quality, informal employment and working poverty.
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Egypt economic monitor: the far-reaching impact of government digitalization
The Egyptian economy continues to show the resilience it has displayed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the macroeconomic and energy sector reforms it has implemented in recent years, along with
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Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) (January- March 2021)
Unemployment rate for persons of age 15 years and above in urban areas rose to 9.3 per cent in January-March 2021 from 9.1 per cent in the same month of the previous year, showed a periodic labour force
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Distributional impacts of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region
COVID-19 is one of multiple crises to have hit the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in the decade following the Arab Spring. War, oil price declines, economic slowdowns and now a pandemic are