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India creates 10.43 lakh new jobs in April 2019: EPFO
Jun-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 10,43,044 new jobs in the first month of current fiscal i.e. April 2019. The job creation for the last fiscal (2018-19) stood at 61,12,223.


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, 11,585 new jobs were created in less than 18 age group category, while 2,56,436 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 2,66,901, 1,33,345, 1,91,741 and 1,83,036 new payrolls respectively in April 2019.

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