The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said that the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation’s (EPFO) latest data showed that as many as 41.26 lakh new jobs were added between September 2017 and April 2018, with highest ever addition of 6.85 lakh in April alone. It noted that during April, the maximum new payrolls of 1,87,221 were recorded in the age bracket of 18 to 21 years followed by 1,80,892 payrolls in the 22 to 25-year bracket.
According to the EPFO, the data for most recent months are provisional as updation of employees records is a continuous process and are likely to be updated in subsequent months. It also said that for each age-wise band, the estimates are net of the members enrolled and ceased during the month. It pointed out said that the estimates may include temporary employees whose contributions may not be continuous for the entire year.
The CSO, a part of the ministry of statistics and programme implementation, further stated that the estimated total number of new National Pension Scheme (NPS) subscribers during the period September, 2017 to April, 2018 is 5,12,040 persons. It added that the present report gives different perspectives on the levels of employment in the formal sector and does not measure employment at a holistic level.
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