Hiring Jumped 33% In June Compared To May, Says Survey

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hiring improved 33% in June, compared to MayHiring activities across sectors jumped by 33 per cent in June, as compared to May,
job portal Naukri.com
Accounting have seen significant uptick in hiring this month as compared to the last two months," Pawan Goyal, Chief Business Officer,
Naukri.com said.Key sectors like FMCG (58%), Accounting (53%), BPO/ITES (48%), IT-Hardware (37%) and IT-Software (19%) drove the surge in
job market
according to the survey.Hiring in hospitality, retail and auto sectors has been the most impacted due to the lockdown, the survey also
mentioned.Earlier this month, private think-tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) had also noted positive development in the job
scenario
It said that that India's unemployment rate in June fell to 11 per cent from 23.5 per cent in May
According to their data, unemployment rate in urban areas for the month of June stood at 12.02 per cent, while that in rural areas was
recorded at 10.52 per cent
The number of employed people in the country in June stood at 37.3 crore, as per the CMIE data, while those looking for jobs are 46.1