Employment in nine select sectors stand at 3.1cr in 9MFY22, manufacturing segment accounts 39%

11 Jan 2022 , 11:32 AM

The Ministry of Labour & Employment announced that total employment stood at 3.1cr for the nine months ending September 2021 (9MFY22) in nine select sectors. The ministry had released the report of the second quarter of the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) part of the All-India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment Survey (AQEES).

Union Minister for Labour & Employment, Bhupender Yadav said that employment is showing an increasing trend and mentioned the fact that the overall percentage of female workers stood at 32.1, higher than 29.3% reported during the first round of QES.

The estimated total employment in the nine selected sectors in this round of QES (July-September, 2021) came out as 3.10 crore approximately, which is 2 lakhs higher than the estimated employment (3.08 crore) from the first round of QES (April-June, 2021). Notably, the total employment for these nine sectors taken collectively was reported as 2.37 crore in the sixth EC (2013-14).

Of the total employment estimated in the selected nine sectors, Manufacturing accounted for nearly 39%, followed by Education with 22% and Health as well as IT/BPOs sectors both around 10%. Trade and Transport sectors engaged 5.3% and 4.6% of the total estimated workers respectively. It is pertinent to mention that percentage for the IT/BPO sector in Quarter 1 was only 7.

The minister emphasized that last-mile delivery is the prime objective of the Government under the guidance and leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and to achieve this, Ministry has entrusted nationwide surveys to Labour Bureau for evidence-based policymaking.

The report on Quarterly Employment Survey being a demand-side survey along with supply-side survey i.e Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) will bridge data gaps on employment in the country, stated Yadav.