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• According to the the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data, released by the National Statistical Office, the jobless rate in urban India marginally declined further in Q3 (October-December) of FY24 to 6.5 per cent from 6.6 per cent in the preceding quarter, thus reflecting continued improvement in the labour markets. • The jobless rate in urban areas has been steadily declining since the high of 12.6 per cent recorded in the Covid-affected April-June quarter of FY22. • While the unemployment rate among women stagnated at 8.6 per cent during the quarter, the jobless rate among men declined to 5.8 per cent from 6 per cent in the previous quarter. • The unemployment rate for the young (15-29) declined sharply to 16.5 per cent in Q3 from 17.3 per cent in Q2. • The latest quarterly survey also showed the labour force participation rate (LFPR), which represents the percentage of people either working or seeking work in urban areas, saw a marginal increase to 49.9 per cent in the December quarter from 49.3 per cent in the September quarter.
Vista
Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word .
Fleeting
In each of the following questions, three out of four words given have the same meaning. Mark the number as your answer which is different in meaning fr...
In the following question, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Shabby
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word:
Benevolent
A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated
NCC chief said “If we are not in a position to take a decision, we don’t find any point in drought tourism,”
Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II:
A person who takes a position of power or importance illegally or by force
Choose the correct synonym for the word "Vast":