Hiring activity jumps 15% in June: Report

TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ Hiring activity in the country, which was hit by the second COVID wave, bounced back with a 15 per cent growth in June compared to May, according to a report. The activity was led by the IT-Software/Software Services sector.

The latest Naukri JobSpeak report on Thursday said that India’s hiring trends grew 15 per cent in June with 2,359 job postings from 2,047 in May. This is an indication of resilience and recovery of hiring activity across the country, especially after a 15 per cent fall in April and then flattening out in May, primarily due to the pandemic, the report noted.

 The Naukri JobSpeak is a monthly index that calculates and records hiring activity based on the job listings on Naukri.com website.