Job patterns expose labour mkt fragilities

4 in 10 young women not working or studying

- Shikha Chaturvedi

Mahendra Dev, the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), recently noted that the impact of high tariffs imposed by the United States (US) on India might be less on growth, but more on jobs. High female youth disengagement, rising unemployment among the educated, and the vulnerability of labour-intensive sectors like textile and apparel highlight structural weaknesses in the labour market. These fault lines indicate that while growth may r