Employment In Key Sectors Grew 29% In June Quarter, Says Labour Ministry

Economic survey for June quarter of 2021-22 noted that employment in nine sectors was 29 per cent more than what was recorded in sixth economic census

The quarterly economic survey for April-June period of financial year 2021-22 released by the Ministry of Labour on Monday indicated that overall employment in nine sectors covered under it was 3.8 crore, 29 per cent more than from 2.37 crore which was recorded during the sixth economic census, which had covered the period between January 2013 and April 2014.

The nine sectors selected under the survey are manufacturing, construction,  trade,  transport, education, health, accommodation as well as Information Technology (IT) or business process outsourcing (BPO) sectors and financial services.

These sectors comprise a major chunk of total employment in the country from non-farm set-ups.

Among the nine selected sectors, the IT or BPO sector showed the highest growth of 152 per cent in terms of employment followed by health, transport, financial services and construction sectors which showed rise of 77 per cent, 68 per cent, 48 per cent and 42 per cent respectively.