Employment Survey by the Labour Ministry

  • January 11, 2022
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Employment Survey by the Labour Ministry

Subject – Economy

Context – Total employment in 9 select sectors rises to 3.10 cr in July-Sep 2021

Concept –

  • Total employment generated by nine select sectors stood at 3.10 crore in the July-September 2021 quarter, which is 2 lakh more than that of the April-June period, according to a quarterly employment survey by the labour ministry.
  • The rise shows improvement in economic activities after lifting of lockdown restrictions by states to curb the spread of deadly virus after the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country in April 2021.
  • These nine sectors are Manufacturing, Construction, Trade, Transport, Education, Health, Accommodation and Restaurant, IT/ BPO and Financial Services, accounting for a majority of the total employment in the non-farm establishments.
  • The study covers establishment with 10 or more employees.

To know more about Unemployment, please refer September 2021 DPN.

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