Employment figures show a rise in Jul-Sept quarter

Updated on: Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Employment in the country rose by 4.35 lakh during the July-September quarter this year, said a survey carried out by the Government.
The survey, which covered eight selected sectors, said the maximum increase in employment was observed in textile sector including apparel where jobs generated were 2.45 lakh.

The textile sector was followed by the IT/BPO sector where employment rose by 1.08 lakh.

Employment in the automobile industry and metal industry rose by 0.29 lakh and 0.27 lakh respectively, the survey conducted by the Labour Bureau under the Ministry of Labour and Employment said.

This was the eighth quarterly survey conducted by the Labour Bureau to assess the impact of recession on the economy and the job market.

The survey covered 2,558 units and establishments by covering 21 centres spread across eleven states and Union Territories.

The first survey was carried out immediately after the onset of recession in October 2008, which had said about 4.91 lakh people had lost their jobs in its aftermath.

The last survey for the April-June quarter had revealed that the overall employment during the said period rose by 1.62 lakh.

The present survey said that in the export oriented units, the employment at the overall level increased by 3.05 lakh whereas in the non-exporting units, it has increased by 1.30 lakh during July-September period as against the April-June quarter this year.

Comparing the results of the last four quarterly survey periods -- September 2010 over September 2009 -- the report said that the overall employment has increased by 12.96 lakh.

It said the highest increase in employment was recorded in IT/BPO (8.54 lakh), followed by 1.52 lakh in textiles, 1.37 lakh in metals, 1.10 lakh in automobiles and 0.93 lakh in gems and jewellery.

Employment figures show a rise in Jul-Sept quarter

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