The Retirement fund body, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in its latest ‘Provisional Estimate of Net Payroll’ data report has showed that India created 10,45,379 new jobs in the month of January 2020 as against revised figure of 9,12,217 in December 2019.
As per the report, the maximum jobs were created in the age bracket of 22-25 and in this bracket the top sectors which have created more fresh jobs include Expert Services, Trading - Commercial Establishments, Establishments engaged in Manufacturing- Marketing Servicing & Usage of Computers, Electric-Mechanical-or General Engineering Products, Engineers- Engineering Contractors, Building & Construction Industry, Financing Establishment, Hospitals and Heavy - Fine Chemicals. 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, 5970 new jobs were created in less than 18 age group category, while 255257 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 282059, 134623, 191692 and 175778 new payrolls, respectively in January 2020.