The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment recently released the second round of Quarterly Employment Survey. According to the survey, nine sectors hired two lakh people. This accounted to 85% of the total employment of the country. The survey was for the period July to September 2021.

Key Findings of the Survey

• The total employment in the nine sectors are 3.10 crores. This is two lakhs higher than the employment in the first round. The first round of the survey was held between April and June, 2021.
• 90% of the establishments had less than hundred workers. 30% of the BPO and IT sector had at least hundred workers.
• The number of female workers in the country were 32.1% of the total workers. It was 29.3% in the first round.
• 20% of the workers were contractual in the construction sector. Also, 6.4% were casual.
• Around 5.6% of the establishments in the country reported vacancies. This was around 4.3 lakhs. However, the reasons of vacancies were not specified. The vacancies were created due to resignation. And 11.7% of the vacancies were created due to retirement of employees.

What are the nine major sectors that contributed to the employment?

Construction, Manufacturing, Education, Transport, Trade, Restaurants, Accommodation, financial services and IT/BPOs.