Pune and Ranchi emerged as the highest employment-generating cities out of all the other tier II and tier III cities of the country in the first quarter of 2010-11, a study by industry body Assocham said.
Of the total jobs created in tier II cities, Pune had the maximum share of 19.5 per cent, followed by Lucknow and Pondicherry at 14.3 per cent and 10.5 per cent, respectively, it said.
The study said the primary drivers of employment in Pune during the period under review were IT, ITeS, banking, education and automobiles.
It said that among tier III cities, Ranchi had the highest share of 16.8 per cent, followed by Mangalore and Mysore.
In Ranchi, the top five sectors that created the maximum jobs include energy, construction, metals, electronics and telecom, the survey said.
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