NEW DELHI: The job market is reviving as the Covid vaccine programme rolls out across the country and the economic outlook improves. Total job openings rose almost 50% to 265,000 in January from 180,000 in December, according to Xpheno’s recent Active Jobs Outlook survey shared exclusively with ET.
The post-lockdown months of June and July recorded the lowest active jobs figures for FY21 at 132,000 and 142,000, respectively.
“With more mainstream business activities resuming and the vaccine campaigns now in the mix, the numbers for February and March 2021 are expected to remain healthy, if not rise further,” said Xpheno cofounder Kamal Karanth.
Entry level jobs and the technology sector have contributed the most to job openings in January. At 110,000, this is the highest for entry level jobs in the fiscal.
Source: The Economic Times
