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India's urban unemployment rate dips to 7.6% in the April-June quarter
It dipped to 7.6 per cent during the April-June quarter from 12.6 per cent during the correspond…
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Economic Survey suggests incentives, equal pay for female employees
In a bid to encourage more women in the workforce, the Economic Survey for 2020-21 has suggested su…
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Retail inflationary pressures expected to ease with fresh Kharif arrivals: Finance Ministry
On inflation, the report by the department of economic affairs said domestic prices of some food it…
ANI
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India's urban unemployment rate drops to 9.3 pc in Jan-Mar 2019: Govt data
New Delhi, Nov 23 () The urban unemployment rate in the country fell to 9.3 per cent during January…
PTI
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One of the biggest problems with the job market isn't as bad as it looks
The problem, according to Michelle Meyer at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is that looking at the h…
Bob Bryan
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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen forgot a key measure of the job market during testimony to Congress
When asked by Con. Frank Guinta what the labor force participation rate (LFPR), the percentage of p…
Bob Bryan
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A large section of women are vanishing from the workforce in India
India has a significantly low female labour participation rate (LFPR)-- the percentage of workin…
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The jobs report may be masking a monumental change in the US labor market
In the latest reading, the labor force increased by 0.1% from the previous month. That may not seem…
Bob Bryan
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Here's Everything The Fed Has Said About The Labor Force Participation Rate Since July 2011
...the LFPR has dropped nearly 2% since the end of the recession, accounting for a significant part…
Sam Ro
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LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE FALLS TO LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 1978
The April jobs report beat expectations today. U.S. companies added 288,000 nonfarm payrolls, which…
Sam Ro
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Criminal Records Could Be Holding Down The Labor Force Participation Rate
The most widely cited estimate is about 65 million people, a little over 20% of the population. Tha…
Shane Ferro
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Criminal Records Could Be Having A Huge Impact On Labor Force Participation
(A note on these numbers: We contacted the Bureau of Justice Statistics to ask how the data wa…
Shane Ferro
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It's 'Disturbing' How Fast The Unemployment Rate Is Falling
Most economists attribute the decline in unemployment to the drop in the labor force participation …
Rob Wile
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An Australian group is snapping up US agencies to try and take on holding companies
To accomplish this, Bastion is buying regional agencies - since setting up shop in Irvine, Californ…
Lucia Moses
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CHART OF THE DAY: The Stunning Rise Of Disability, Food Stamp And Welfare Benefits
"Only three other times in the past six decades has the unemployment rate fallen this far this fast…
Sam Ro
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Here's your full preview of Friday's jobs report
Average hourly earnings rose 2.7% year-on-year, just below the post-recession record of 2.8% set in…
Akin Oyedele
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The Labor Force Participation Rate Tanked - Here's The Not-So-Scary Reason Why
In contrast, the alternative household survey defines employment slightly differently and, as a res…