Unemployment News

The unemployment rate or the proportion of persons in the labour force who could not find jobs has dipped to 4.2 per cent in July 2020-June 2021 from 4.8 per cent a year ago amid the pandemic that caused economic disruption, ...

Germany's unemployment rate declined to 5.7% in June as Europe's biggest economy benefits from a sharp decline in coronavirus infections, official data showed Wednesday. The unadjusted jobless rate, the headline figure in Germany, dropped from 5.9% in May, the Federal Labor Agency ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April despite widespread evidence that the economy and the job market are rebounding steadily from the pandemic recession. The Labour Department said Thursday that jobless ...

To simplify the process of making claims, the government on Sunday said that under Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) of ESIC claims no longer require to be made via affidavit forms. The ESI Corporation had decided in August to extend ...

The unemployment rate in India for the month of August rose to 8.4 percent from 7.4 percent in July, according to data from CMIE's survey. The jump in unemployment numbers is largely due to loss of casual work avenues under the ...

Amid the pandemic and in light of job losses or possible job loss between March 24 and December 31, 2020, the centre on August 20, 2020 relaxed norms for pay-out of unemployment benefit. Accordingly, close to 40 lakh industrial workers will ...

After July's recovery, where the overall unemployment rate in India had lowered to pre-COVID-19 levels, the percentage of those without a job has risen. Data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) showed that the unemployment rate in the country ...