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Context is everything.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
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Unemployment among urban women is still way higher than any other group and the change seen in the latest survey is insignificant.
India’s Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation last week released some key unemployment indicators from its Periodic Labour Force Survey. One number that jumped out was a sharp decrease in the unemployment rate among urban females between 2023 and 2024. While that seems encouraging, it is not yet cause for celebration because of the context behind the change.
The survey estimated the indicators in two ways—for the current weekly status, or CWS, it asked respondents about their status in the 7 days prior to the date of the survey. Meanwhile, for the usual status, respondents were asked about their status …
