New Delhi, Apr 28 (Agency) Total employment in nine key sectors of the economy such as manufacturing, construction, trade, transport, education and health stood at 3.14 crore in October-December quarter of 2021, 4 lakhs higher than the estimated employment of 3.10 crore in July-September period, showed the quarterly employment survey (QES) released by Labour Ministry on Thursday. The total employment for these nine sectors was reported as 3.08 crore in the first round (April-June 2021) of QES. Of the total employment estimated in the selected nine sectors in the 3rd round, manufacturing accounted for nearly 39%, followed by education with 22%, IT/BPOs with around 11% and health sector with 10%. Trade and Transport sectors engaged 5.3% and 4.2% of the total estimated workers respectively. As per the survey, the male workers constituted 68.4% of the total workers and the female workers constituted 31.6% of the total estimated workers.
The quarterly employment survey (QES) captures employment data in respect of establishments employing 10 or more workers, mostly constituting the organised segment in the nine selected sectors. The nine sectors are manufacturing, construction, trade, transport, education, health, accommodation & restaurants, IT/ BPOs and financial services. Union Labour & Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that the report on 3rd round (October-December, 2021) of Quarterly Employment Survey shows a rising trend in employment in organised sector, employing 10 or more workers, of the selected 9 sectors. As per the third round of QES, regular workers constitute 85% of the estimated workforce in the nine selected sectors, with only 2.1% being casual workers. “However, in the construction sector, 21% of the workers were contractual and 6.2% were casual workers,” the report said.