Job postings in August up 14% year-on-year: Monster
The Hindu
Strong growth was witnessed in e-recruitment activities in IT, shipping and telecom/ISP industries.
Overall job postings in August grew by 14% year-on-year (YoY), while industries such as garments, textiles, leather, gems & jewellery grew 24% between July and August this year with festive season pushing up demand for seasonal hiring, said a Monster Employment Index released on Monday.
Most of these hiring activities were reported from Bengaluru (59%), Hyderabad (34%), Pune (40%), Chennai (37%), Delhi-NCR (14%), and Mumbai (16%) and were largely driven by technology, software and hardware sectors.
An August 2020 to August 2021 comparison indicated strong growth in e-recruitment activities in IT– hardware, software (39%), shipping/marine (37%), and telecom/ISP (36%) industries. The trend was also visible across banking, financial services, insurance (33%), production and manufacturing (20%), and retail (11%) sectors, as per Monster index.