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  1. Jul 19, 2024 · Despite a roaring economy, India is in the middle of an employment crisis: In a country with the world’s largest and youngest workforce, there are very few good jobs to be had.

  2. Jul 31, 2024 · One of the main reasons behind the increase of labour costs is the decrease in productivity. This might occur due to the increase in idle time and increase in employee turnover or higher attrition rates. Idle time is the non-productive time spent by the employees during working hours.

  3. In our latest economic report, we aim to explore trends in the Indian labour market and highlight the challenges the country is facing. Lack of employment opportunities has been India’s Achilles’ heel for decades. The pandemic has worsened the labour market recovery and made it highly fragmented.

  4. The labour market recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has been strong among advanced countries, partly reflecting massive and unprecedented policy support to workers and firms. This paper provides evidence and stylised facts about labour market tightening and labour shortages since the onset of the pandemic.

  5. Even salaried jobs have shrunk, according to the CMIE. Part of this could be because firms have used the pandemic to trim their workforce and reduce costs.

  6. Jun 1, 2021 · The labour market is one of the big unknowns about the economic recovery. In the US, there are 8 million fewer workers than pre-pandemic, while in the UK, 10% of the workforce is still on furlough. And yet in both countries, and elsewhere, there are widespread reports of labour shortages.

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  8. Jun 26, 2024 · Given that the labor share of production is about 60 percent across advanced economies, rising labor costs are highly relevant for employers and policy makers. 2 Based on data through 2013 for Germany, Japan, and the United States.