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Delhi, and not Bengaluru, is the place to be for gig economy workers

Delhi added 560,600 people to its gig economy in the six months to 31 March, an 88% jump from 298,000 people in first half of FY19The number of migrant workers joining Bengaluru’s gig economy rose 29% to around 252,300 in H2FY19 from 194,400 in H1FY19

3 min read12 Apr 2019
News

Job creation dips 6.9% in January to 11.23 lakh: ESIC payroll data

Job creation fell by 6.91% in January to 11.23 lakh compared to 12.06 lakh in the same month last year EPFO payroll data shows employment generation in the formal sector touched a 17-month high of 8.96 lakh in January

1 min read25 Mar 2019
Politics

Optimism about jobs rises among India's youth: Survey

Perceptions about employment prospects are changing among urban youth, but a majority are still dissatisfied with the job market, shows a Mint-YouGov survey

2 min read20 Mar 2019
Opinion

May truth prevail

Yet another report on jobs growth has been held back, raising fresh concerns over data being fudged under a spin-happy political regime

1 min read15 Mar 2019
Opinion

Opinion | The reason India jobs data is not credible

A measure of Unemployment in India is at best a case of the blind men and the elephant

4 min read13 Mar 2019
Companies

Your employer should give you at least 9.7% salary hike in 2019. Survey says so

Average salaries in India are projected to rise by 9.7% in 2019 from 9.5% in the previous yearThat is still slower than the 12.6% growth in salary hikes in 2011, the fastest in the past decade

1 min read6 Mar 2019
Politics

Why job quota protests rocked industrial regions

The contractual nature of jobs in states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat has heightened the demand for government jobs, leading to a rise in agitations

3 min read22 Nov 2018
Politics

Has economic growth in India been jobless?

To catch up with countries at similar income levels, India needs to generate 13.5 million jobs a year, suggests the World Bank

1 min read16 Nov 2018
Politics

India 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 2018
Industry

Six ways to turn around the India job crisis

India's policy focus needs to shift from mere growth to job-enabling growth. To start with, we need the right data

10 min read11 Oct 2018
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