India's unemployment rate among individuals aged 15 years and above stood at 5.1% in April, the country's ministry of ...

Using microdata from nationally representative household and labor force surveys, we study the impact and drivers of poverty and inequality in India during the pandemic. We have three main findings.

The World Bank says that India has made radical strides in eliminating extreme poverty. The reality on the ground is more ...

India initiated monthly labor force and unemployment data releases on May 15, offering real-time unemployment monitoring. The ...

including youth unemployment and gender disparities in employment, despite rising employment rates. Read Less NEW DELHI: India has successfully lifted 171 million people out of extreme poverty in ...

Urban unemployment declined to 6.6% in Q1 ... to $3.00/day and the lower-middle-income line to $4.20/day, India’s 2022–23 poverty rates would be adjusted to 5.3% and 23.9%, respectively.

The paper presents estimates of poverty [extreme poverty PPP$1.9 and PPP$3.2] and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21. These estimates ...

In a report on ‘India Poverty and Equity Brief’, the multilateral ... bottom 10 per cent in 2023-24,” the report noted. Urban unemployment fell to 6.6 per cent in Q1 FY24/25, the lowest ...

Extreme poverty in India, which refers to people living on ... Employment rates, especially among women, are rising, and urban unemployment fell to 6.6 per cent in Q1FY25, the lowest since 2017-18.

The World Bank reports India lifted 171 ... 378 million were lifted out of poverty. While significant progress occurred, challenges remain, including youth unemployment and gender disparities ...