New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Both the overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in the country registered an increase in June over the same month of the previous year, reflecting a year-on-year increase in employment, the data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Wednesday showed. On a year-on-year basis, the urban unemployment rate (UR) declined from 7.1 per cent in June, 2025 to 6.6 per cent in June, 2026, a reduction of 0.5 percentage points. The overa…
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Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) Nepal’s economy is estimated to have expanded by 3.51 per cent in the third quarter of the current fiscal year 2025-26, as the country continues to struggle to emerge from a prolonged period of low economic growth. The projected growth for the quarter is lower than the 4.05 per cent recorded during the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year 2024-25, Nepal’s National Statistics Office (NSO) said in a statement. Current fiscal year is ending in mid-July.In fact,…
Ulan Bator, June 10 (IANS) At least 1,230 livestock animals have been culled in Mongolia’s western provinces of Bayan-Ulgii and Khovd following outbreaks of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), local media reported on Tuesday, citing the country’s General Authority for Veterinary Services (GAVS).FMD is a highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, sheep, goats and pigs.According to the GAVS, the animals culled in the two provinces were infected with the SAT…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The National Statistics Office (NSO) has released the uniform guideline for the compilation of District Domestic Product (DDP) estimates with the base year 2022-23, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.The guideline provides a comprehensive and uniform framework for compilation of District Domestic Product estimates across States and Union Territories with the objective of ensuring consistency, comparability and methodological standardisation in distric…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Number of establishments and overall employment in India’s unincorporated non‑agricultural sector recorded strong growth in the Q1 CY26, with jobs in the sector touching 15.17 crore, up 15.51 per cent year‑on‑year, an official statement said on Thursday.The quarterly bulletin from the National Statistics Office estimated that the number of unincorporated establishments grew 16.69 per cent year‑on‑year to 9.16 crore.The rural sector emerged as the primary driv…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The urban female unemployment rate, for the 15+ years age group, declined to 8.5 per cent in April this year, the lowest level recorded since April, 2025, according to official figures released by the Ministry of Statistics on Friday.The overall urban workers participation rate (WPR), for those above 15 years, which is an indicator of employment, remained unchanged at 46.8 per cent in April 2026 compared to the previous month, the data further showed.The overall labour f…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said it has revised the release date of the provisional estimates (PE) of annual gross domestic product (GDP) and quarterly estimates of GDP for fourth quarter (Q4), from last working day of May to June 7 (or the previous working day if June 7 is a holiday) of every year.The revision forms part of the continued efforts of the Ministry towards improving the quality, coverage and robustness of data used in national accounts compilation and is also…
Kathmandu, April 28 (IANS) Nepal’s prolonged sluggish economic growth is likely to continue in the current fiscal year 2025-26, with the National Statistics Office projecting growth at 3.85 per cent on Tuesday. Though this is slightly higher than the government’s revised projection of 3.5 per cent made in February, it reflects the continuing low-growth trajectory since Covid-19 struck the country in fiscal year 2019-20, when the economy contracted by 2.37 per cent.Nepal’s Finance Ministry stat…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The government on Monday proposed to use aggregated GST data to monitor services sector and boost ability to assess overall economic performance.Unlike the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), there is currently no Index of Service Production (ISP) to capture short‑term movements in the services sector.Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation does not require or seek access to individual unit‑level returns for this data compilation.A Technical Advisor…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) India’s overall labour force participation rate (LFPR) of people aged 15 years and above, which is an indicator of employment, remained steady at 55.4 per cent in March this year compared to 55.9 per cent in February, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Statistics on Wednesday.The Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in the age group 15 years and above, which also reflects the level of employment, remained broadly stable in urban areas in March this year. The o…