Joblessness at 10.3% in Oct-Dec 2020; extra girls unemployed than males

Unemployment fee in city areas rose to 10.3 per cent in October-December 2020, following the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, from 7.8 per cent within the corresponding interval a 12 months in the past, the quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) launched by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Thursday confirmed.
Urban joblessness in July-September 2020 was recorded at 13.2 per cent, 20.8 per cent in April-June 2020, 9.1 per cent in January-March 2020, 7.8 per cent in October-December 2019, 8.4 per cent in July-September 2019 and eight.9 per cent in April-June 2019.
Urban unemployment within the age group 15-29 years was 24.9 per cent in October-December 2020, as in opposition to 19.2 per cent in October-December 2019 and 27.7 per cent in July-September 2020.
Female unemployment fee was at 13.1 per cent in October-December 2020, in opposition to 9.8 per cent within the year-ago interval, however decrease than 15.8 per cent within the earlier quarter. For city males, it was 9.5 per cent in October-December 2020, in opposition to 7.3 per cent in October-December 2019 and 12.6 per cent in July-September 2020.

As per the survey, labour drive participation fee for all ages was 37.3 per cent in October-December 2020, margi ally larger than 37.2 per cent in the identical interval a 12 months in the past. It was 37.0 per cent in July-September 2020. Workforce Participation Rate stood at 33.5 per cent in October-December 2020, down from 34.2 per cent in the identical interval a 12 months in the past. It was 32.1 per cent in July-September 2020.

Unemployment information for city areas is launched quarterly primarily based on present weekly standing. This dataset differs from the Annual Report of Periodic Labour Force Survey, which covers each rural and concrete areas.