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All Stories for Jobs Data
India suffers from a crisis of credible data, not jobs, and that makes for poor policymaking and meaningless debates
Sreemoy Talukdar • 7 years agoDisinformation over lack of jobs is so pervasive and rampant that many assumptions have become axiomatic truths.
Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya makes presentation to PMO for reliable jobs data
• 8 years agoYesterday, Panagariya had said the task force on employment data was likely to recommend a complete revamp of the country's data collection system
A million Indians reach employable age each month: More jobs, better jobs' data needed
Sindhub • 9 years agoThe story also says that more than one crore people are added annually to India's workforce, which stands at close to 50 crore. More than 93% of these workers are employed in the unorganised sector
Nifty breaches 8,000-mark, Sensex tops 26k as strong Asia cues spark 386 pts rally
Prasannad • 10 years agoMarket breadth was extremely positive with 1,441 stocks advancing against 374 declines on BSE
Sensex extends fall, sinks nearly 650 pts tracking weak Europe
Prasannad • 10 years agoMarket breadth continued to stay weak with 2,159 stocks declining against 400 advances on BSE
Sensex tanks over 550 pts in early trade on worries FII outflow may get intense
Prasannad • 10 years agoMarket breadth bore an extremely bleak picture as 1,536 stocks declined and just 253 scrips advances on BSE
US factory, jobs data show underlying strength in economy
Fp Archives • 11 years agoUS factory activity held near a 2-1/2-year high in December and the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell again last week, suggesting the economy was poised for stronger growth in 2014.
US housing, jobs data weaken, but overall economic picture still upbeat
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe reports on Thursday came a day after the Federal Reserve gave the economy a vote of confidence by announcing that it would reduce its monthly $85 billion bond buying program by $10 billion starting in January.
Record high: S&P 500 tops 1,600 as payrolls boost Wall St
Fp Archives • 12 years agoPayrolls rose by 138,000 jobs in March, 50,000 more than previously reported, and job growth for February was revised up by 64,000 to 332,000, the largest gain since May 2010.
US unemployment rate hits 5-year low, down to 7% in Nov
Fp Archives • 11 years agoPainting a brighter picture of the American economy, which is on a revival mode, the unemployment rate in the US has hit a five-year low, latest official figures revealed today.