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Opinion | Can India Create 8 Million Jobs A Year? Here's What The Numbers Indicate
For India to benefit from its demographic dividend, it needs to generate productive employment for 7-8 million youths who will join the labour force each year. If not, this dividend could be lost. Can the budget push to achieve these job creation goa
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Opinion: A New Scheme To Provide Jobs For Unemployed Andhra Youth
The scheme has two benefits for the people of the state. Apart from creating employment opportunities for marginalized and unemployed youth, it will help in reducing the cost of transportation of several items, thereby making them inexpensive.
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As Millions Lose Benefits, Trump Promises "Good News" On Covid Relief
US President Donald Trump on Sunday promised "good news" on a massive Covid-19 relief bill that he has so far refused to sign, but did not give further details as millions of Americans struggling through the pandemic faced the loss of unemployment benefits.
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US Weekly Jobless Claims Ease, Layoffs Jump 54% In July
The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits fell last week, but a staggering 31.3 million people were receiving unemployment checks in mid-July, suggesting the labor market was stalling as the country battles a resurgence in new COVID-19 cases that is threatening a budding economic recovery.
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Jobs Created In US' Longest Employment Boom Wiped Out In A Month: Report
A record 26 million Americans likely sought unemployment benefits over the last five weeks, confirming that all the jobs created during the longest employment boom in U.S. history were wiped out in about a month as the novel coronavirus savages the economy.
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Donald Trump Says Will "Temporarily Suspend" Immigration Over COVID-19
US President Donald Trump tweets he will sign "Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States".
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US Purged 22 Million Jobs Since Mid-March Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Amid the worsening economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, another 5.2 million US workers were jobless and seeking unemployment benefits last week, the government reported Thursday.
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Another 6.6 Million File For Unemployment Benefits Amid Virus Crisis
Business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic caused 6.6 million US workers to apply for unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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6.65 Million File For Unemployment Benefits In US Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Another 6.65 million US workers filed for unemployment benefits last week, the most ever recorded, as the coronavirus forces businesses to shut down nationwide, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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Punjab Slashes Bus Fares For Women By 50% In State-Run Buses
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced a 50 per cent concession on bus fares for women travelling in government and PRTC buses, as well as 5000 new mini bus route permits in the next two years to benefit the state's unemployed youth. Another 2000 route permits would be provided for regular 52-seater stage carriage buses during the ...
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How A Dog Was 'Approved' For $360 Per Week In Unemployment Benefits
Ryder was apparently laid off from his job at a restaurant chain in Michigan. So the state approved him for $360 per week in unemployment benefits. Just one problem: He's a German shepherd.
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US Jobless Claims Hit 45-Year Low As Labor Market Tightens
New claims for US unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in nearly 45 years last week, a fresh sign of the increasingly tight American labor market, according to weekly data released Thursday.
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Applications For US Jobless Aid Fell Sharply Last Week
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week in a sign of a stable job market despite the slowing global economy hitting stocks and commodities.
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Food Banks Concentrated in Areas Hit Hardest by Benefit Sanctions: Study
High unemployment, poverty and government cuts significantly associated with increased need for food aid, Oxford University research shows
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US Jobless Claims Fall to 8-Year Low
New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits fell last week to their lowest level in more than eight years, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
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Opinion | Can India Create 8 Million Jobs A Year? Here's What The Numbers Indicate
For India to benefit from its demographic dividend, it needs to generate productive employment for 7-8 million youths who will join the labour force each year. If not, this dividend could be lost. Can the budget push to achieve these job creation goa
-
Opinion: A New Scheme To Provide Jobs For Unemployed Andhra Youth
The scheme has two benefits for the people of the state. Apart from creating employment opportunities for marginalized and unemployed youth, it will help in reducing the cost of transportation of several items, thereby making them inexpensive.
-
As Millions Lose Benefits, Trump Promises "Good News" On Covid Relief
US President Donald Trump on Sunday promised "good news" on a massive Covid-19 relief bill that he has so far refused to sign, but did not give further details as millions of Americans struggling through the pandemic faced the loss of unemployment benefits.
-
US Weekly Jobless Claims Ease, Layoffs Jump 54% In July
The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits fell last week, but a staggering 31.3 million people were receiving unemployment checks in mid-July, suggesting the labor market was stalling as the country battles a resurgence in new COVID-19 cases that is threatening a budding economic recovery.
-
Jobs Created In US' Longest Employment Boom Wiped Out In A Month: Report
A record 26 million Americans likely sought unemployment benefits over the last five weeks, confirming that all the jobs created during the longest employment boom in U.S. history were wiped out in about a month as the novel coronavirus savages the economy.
-
Donald Trump Says Will "Temporarily Suspend" Immigration Over COVID-19
US President Donald Trump tweets he will sign "Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States".
-
US Purged 22 Million Jobs Since Mid-March Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Amid the worsening economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, another 5.2 million US workers were jobless and seeking unemployment benefits last week, the government reported Thursday.
-
Another 6.6 Million File For Unemployment Benefits Amid Virus Crisis
Business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic caused 6.6 million US workers to apply for unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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6.65 Million File For Unemployment Benefits In US Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Another 6.65 million US workers filed for unemployment benefits last week, the most ever recorded, as the coronavirus forces businesses to shut down nationwide, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
-
Punjab Slashes Bus Fares For Women By 50% In State-Run Buses
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced a 50 per cent concession on bus fares for women travelling in government and PRTC buses, as well as 5000 new mini bus route permits in the next two years to benefit the state's unemployed youth. Another 2000 route permits would be provided for regular 52-seater stage carriage buses during the ...
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How A Dog Was 'Approved' For $360 Per Week In Unemployment Benefits
Ryder was apparently laid off from his job at a restaurant chain in Michigan. So the state approved him for $360 per week in unemployment benefits. Just one problem: He's a German shepherd.
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US Jobless Claims Hit 45-Year Low As Labor Market Tightens
New claims for US unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in nearly 45 years last week, a fresh sign of the increasingly tight American labor market, according to weekly data released Thursday.
-
Applications For US Jobless Aid Fell Sharply Last Week
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week in a sign of a stable job market despite the slowing global economy hitting stocks and commodities.
-
Food Banks Concentrated in Areas Hit Hardest by Benefit Sanctions: Study
High unemployment, poverty and government cuts significantly associated with increased need for food aid, Oxford University research shows
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US Jobless Claims Fall to 8-Year Low
New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits fell last week to their lowest level in more than eight years, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
