Job creation in India’s organized sector remained steady in June with a 0.6% growth, building on the strong growth in May, according to a report by Indeed Hiring Lab released today.
Despite a 4.8% year-on-year decline, job postings are 80% above pre-pandemic levels, showing the strength of organized hiring in the country.
Remote Work Demand Gains Ground
The report highlighted that despite employers encouraging a return to office routines, remote work continues to attract job seeker interest.
In June, 8.7 per cent of job postings included keywords like “work from home” or “hybrid work” in their descriptions. This represents an increase of 1 percentage point over the past year but remains below its 2020 peak of 11.3 per cent.
Remote work is appealing due to factors such as long urban commutes, better access to urban or global jobs for rural residents, and improved digital infrastructure accelerated by the pandemic.
“Every month, the Indian workforce gradually transitions towards more formal work arrangements,” said Callam Pickering, Indeed’s APAC Senior Economist. As the nation transitions, job creation across the formal sector will outpace overall employment growth nationwide, a trend we’ve consistently seen over the past few years, he added.
Agriculture, Therapy, and Beauty Sectors Lead Growth
The report also revealed that job postings rose across nearly all major occupational categories in the last three months.
“Gains were largest in agriculture and forestry, up 59 per cent, followed by veterinary (over 44 per cent), therapy (36 per cent), and beauty and wellness (34 per cent),” the report stated.
However, postings in community and social services and pharmacy roles saw a decline of 8.5 per cent and 6.8 per cent respectively. Other weaker categories included human resources (down 2.6 per cent), medical information (down 4.2 per cent), and project management (down 5.2 per cent).
Although not among the top-performing sectors, software development roles grew by 7 per cent in the same period.
According to the report, India’s labour market continues to shift towards the formal sector, reflecting the nation’s broader movement toward higher-productivity employment.