The Labour Bureau survey, which analysed the period between June and September, noted that the country's overall employment increased by 315,000 during this quarter.
his was a 46 per cent increase than the previous quarter (March-June 2011), which witnessed 215,000 new jobs.
The major contributor during June-September quarter remained IT/BPO, which added 204,000 jobs during this quarter.
Data of the Labour Bureau suggest that the rise in employment has been a continuous trend over the last three quarters.
During the March-June quarter, the addition of 215,000 jobs was an increase of 23.56 per cent over its previous quarter.
However, the March-December quarter had witnessed a fall of around 16 per cent. The fall in March-December quarter was largely owing to a loss of 121,000 jobs in the textile sector.
According to the report, the June-September quarter saw all but two sectors showing an increase in employment.
Only leather and transport witnessed a fall -- even that was marginal.
The maximum increase was seen in the IT/BPO sector, with 204,000 jobs during September-June.
This was followed by an increase of 42,000 jobs in textiles, 38,000 in metals, 22,000 in automobiles, 9,000 in handloom/power loom and 7,000
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