What is the News? The National Statistical Office (NSO) has released the quarterly bulletin of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for January-March 2021. What is the Periodic Labour Force Survey(PLFS)? The National Statistical Office(NSO) has launched Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in April 2017. Objectives of PLFS: The objective of PLFS is primarily twofold: To… Continue reading Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) – Quarterly Bulletin (January-March 2021)
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A jobs problem: Labour data in India is lagged and patchy. But supply-demand mismatch is still clear
What is the news? Recently, GOI unveiled a quarterly report on employment for April-June, which estimates the labour demand of nine handpicked non-farm sectors by surveying establishments with 10 people or more. What has been the job market trend in India? India’s economy has been slowing down since 2017-18. Three successive years of dropping GDP… Continue reading A jobs problem: Labour data in India is lagged and patchy. But supply-demand mismatch is still clear
A step backward: On unemployment in India
Synopsis: The periodic labour force survey (PLFS) indicates that India, far from modernising and formalising its economy, seems to be moving backwards in terms of the employment available. Introduction Recent PLF survey has stated that unemployment rate has declined by a percentage point to 4.8 per cent in 2019-20. The previous number, in the first… Continue reading A step backward: On unemployment in India
Migration from factories to farms, a sign of distress
Source: Business Standard Synopsis: The government’s Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report shows a sharp increase in employment in agriculture. It has increased to 45.6% in 2019-20, compared to 42.5% of the total employment in 2018-19. This is a sign of distress as migration to agriculture has been due to compulsion and not in wake… Continue reading Migration from factories to farms, a sign of distress
Poverty in India is on rise again
Source: The Hindu Synopsis During the 2000’s there was decline in poverty as was indicated by the Government data. However, now multiple data point to a rise in poverty and unemployment. Context Source: The Hindu Consumption expenditure survey (CES) is conducted and released every 5 years by NSO 2017-2018 data was not released, and the… Continue reading Poverty in India is on rise again
What India’s labour force survey actually says about employment
Sources: Livemint, The Indian Express and The Hindu Relevance: This article explains the recent PLFS survey and associated issues Synopsis: The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) has indirectly revealed deeply entrenched problems related to the quality of jobs being generated in the country Introduction The third annual round of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data… Continue reading What India’s labour force survey actually says about employment
