The Retirement fund body, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in its latest ‘Provisional Estimate of Net Payroll’ data report has showed that India created 845232 new jobs in the month of July 2020 as against revised figure of 482352 in June 2020.
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; establishment engaged in manufacture, marketing servicing, usage of computers; Electric-Mechanical-or General Engineering Products; Engineers- Engineering Contractors; Building & Construction Industry; Financing Establishment and Hospitals. In the similar age bracket, Maharashtra was the first among the States to create maximum payroll, followed by Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Haryana.
According to the data report, 6493 new jobs were created in less than 18 age group category, while 207667 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 216629, 107750, 157802 and 148891 new payrolls, respectively in July 2020.