Employment

Consumer Confidence for urban Indians has shown mild recovery in June 2021 with a slight uptick of 1.4 percentage points, over the previous month, according to the monthly Refinitiv-Ipsos Primary Consumer Sentiment Index (PCSI).

Consumer Confidence tumbles by 6.3 percentage points in May 2021, amid COVID 19 surge: Refinitiv-Ipsos monthly India PCSI;
Consumer Sentiment falls sharply across all 4 indices of jobs, personal finances, economy and investments for future

Unemployment stays top worry for urban Indians in March 2021, shoots up further by 4%: Ipsos What Worries the World global monthly survey; COVID19 which was receding in worry levels, has shot up by 4% in March 2021;
India stays 2nd most optimistic market, bucks global trend of pessimism.

Loss of Income or Employment, biggest personal concern of Urban Indians, in Circa 2021, says WEF-Ipsos Survey.
Urban Indians expect Digital tools and technology to improve most in 2021.

China, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, France, Canada, Australia are world’s happiest markets; Peru, Chile, Spain, are least happy
Meaningful life, physical wellbeing and meaningful employment are the top sources of happiness for urban Indians

Recovery across all 4 indices – jobs, economy, personal investment & personal finances

Youth in most global markets hold contrary views - feel their parents were more privileged

This month's edition of Ipsos Update features recent Ipsos research and thinking on mental health, Black Friday and retail trends, brand-building and climate change.

Only 4 in 10 Indians feel society is broken ; though 69% Indians feel the system is broken to favor rich & powerful
80% Indians believe a strong leader can wrest the country from rich and powerful
63% Indians exhort employers to hire locals over immigrants-
A 27-Country Survey