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India creates 8.15 lakh new jobs in March 2019: EPFO
May-21-2019

The Retirement fund body, Employment Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in its latest ‘Provisional Estimate of Net Payroll’ data report has showed that India created 8.15 lakh new jobs in the month of March 2019. The job creation increased from the revised figure of 788029 in February to 814812 in March.

As per the report, the maximum jobs were created in the age bracket of 22-25 and in this bracket the top 10 sectors which have created more fresh jobs include Expert Services, Trading - Commercial Establishments, Engineers- Engineering Contractors, establishments engaged in Manufacturing- Marketing Servicing- Usage of Computers, Electric-Mechanical-or General Engineering Products, Building & Construction Industry, Financing Establishment, Hospitals, Banks Other Than Nationalised Banks and Others. In the similar age bracket, Maharashtra was the first among the States to create maximum payroll, followed by Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Telangana.

According to the data report, 9962 new jobs were created in less than 18 age group category, while 214699 jobs in 18-21 age group category. Further, 22-25 age, 26-28 age, 29-35 age and more than 35 age group category witnessed 225727, 102408, 136990 and 125026 new payrolls respectively in March 2019.

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