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Women now account for 43.5 per cent of applicants for frontline jobs, but only 13 per cent of job postings explicitly target them, highlighting a clear mismatch between applicant interest and employer outreach, a report said on Monday. According to the WorkIndia Rojgar Report, women now account for 43.5 per cent of applicants on the platform, up from 40.4 per cent a year ago. The report is based on an analysis of over 6,50,000 job postings and over 9.8 million job applications recorded on the blue- and grey-collar employment platform between April and June 2026, across 772 cities and over 50 frontline job categories. "For us, one of the most encouraging findings is that more women are actively looking for work. Employment can change much more than an individual's income, it can change the economic trajectory of a family. "But the data also tells us that employer demand has some catching up to do. If businesses can address barriers around accessibility, flexibility, safety and ...

India is likely to create 2-2.5 lakh seasonal and gig jobs during July-December period of 2026, with festive hiring expected to grow 15-20 per cent, according to a report by global technology and digital talent solutions provider NLB Services. As the country enters the festive season, businesses across e-commerce, quick commerce, retail, logistics, hospitality, travel and consumer services are preparing for one of the year's most concentrated periods of demand, said the report. "The festive season is becoming a real-time stress test for India's workforce with employers hiring earlier, looking beyond traditional talent hubs and increasingly relying on technology-enabled, flexible and ready-to-deploy talent. "What was once a short-term response to seasonal demand is becoming a strategic opportunity to access new talent pools, assess capabilities at scale and create pathways to longer-term employment. The real impact of festive hiring, therefore, may extend well beyond the season ...

The country's battery industry is expected to generate 1.5-2 million jobs by 2029-30 as it enters its most capital- and employment-intensive phase, evolving from an assembly-and import-dependent sector into a fully integrated cell-to-recycling industrial ecosystem, talent company Adecco India said. India's battery industry is moving from importing and assembling lithium-ion cells to manufacturing batteries domestically, spanning from cells to complete battery packs and recycling, Adecco India Director and Head of General Staffing Deepesh Gupta told PTI. The industry could create 1.5-2 million jobs by 2030, with about 25 per cent direct jobs and 75 per cent indirect jobs, with hiring expected to grow by 25-30 per cent annually, according to Adecco India. This insight about the battery industry by Adecco India is based on inputs from its over 30 client base in the country. Further, Adecco India revealed that recruitment in the industry will tilt toward more skilled professionals in .

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E-commerce marketplace Meesho expects to create over 10 lakh seasonal job opportunities across its seller and logistics ecosystem to meet the surge in demand during the upcoming festive season. The projected employment generation includes approximately 6.5 lakh jobs across its seller network and about 3.75 lakh roles across its logistics operations. "The festive season is an important period for businesses across our ecosystem to scale up and prepare for increased demand. "This year, we expect to enable over 10 lakh seasonal job opportunities... Nearly 1.3 lakh sellers are expected to hire seasonal workers across packaging, manufacturing, production, warehousing and inventory management, as they build inventory, launch new products and expand their festive collections," Meesho said in a statement on Friday. In the logistics sector, Meesho's own logistics platform, Valmo, along with its third-party logistics (3PL) partners, will scale up capacity. The seasonal roles in this segment

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Temporary staffing demand this festive season is expected to generate 2.5-2.7 lakh jobs, led by e-commerce, logistics, quick commerce, organised retail and BFSI sectors, a report said on Monday. Talent company Adecco India expects temporary and gig hiring for the 2026 festive season to grow 15-20 per cent year-on-year, building on last year's strong base of an estimated 2.16 lakh jobs created across the organised sector. "This year's festive season is seeing hiring intent remain resilient despite a more complex global business environment. While domestic consumption continues to support demand across retail, e-commerce, logistics and other consumer-facing sectors, employers are also planning more cautiously amid geopolitical developments, energy price volatility, evolving global trade dynamics and continued uncertainty across export-oriented industries," Adecco India Director and Head of General Staffing Deepesh Gupta said. Further, the report revealed that around 45 per cent of ...

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The electric vehicle (EV) sector is expected to create 30-40 million jobs by 2030, with hiring projected to grow 15-20 per cent annually, driven by rising demand for specialised talent in engineering, energy systems and battery technologies, a report said on Wednesday. As EV adoption accelerates across passenger vehicles, commercial fleets, two-wheelers and public mobility, India's EV industry is entering its most employment-intensive phase, evolving from a vehicle manufacturing opportunity into a fully integrated industrial ecosystem, according to the report by talent company Adecco India. The EV sector is projected to generate 30-40 million jobs, with 10-15 per cent direct and 85-90 per cent indirect jobs by 2030, the report stated. The report is based on insights from over 100 companies in Adecco India's base. According to the report, hiring is expected to grow by 15-20 per cent Y-o-Y, with the next decade defined less by assembly-line jobs and more by specialised engineering, .

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India's white-collar job market recorded a 12 per cent year-on-year growth in February, amid increasing AI adoptions and a recovery in the IT sector, a report said on Tuesday. White-collar job market posted its strongest February performance in recent years, with the Naukri JobSpeak Index reaching 3,233 points - up 12 per cent from 2,890 points in February 2025. The month-on-month acceleration from January to February came in at 23 per cent, noticeably sharper than the 13-16 per cent range typically seen between the two months, the report based on Naukri JobSpeak Index added. The IT sector posted over 6 per cent year-on-year growth in hiring in February 2026. Freshers' hiring in the sector also grew by a healthy 8 per cent. India-based multi-national IT companies were the primary driver, recording a 55 per cent hiring surge, the report said. Within the IT sector, it said that AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning) hiring rose 40 per cent, reinforcing that February ...

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The Indian white-collar job market is expected to remain on a positive trajectory as 76 per cent of recruiters expect new job creation during the first half of this year, mainly led by healthcare and manufacturing sectors, a report said on Friday. Around 76 per cent of recruiters predict new job creation, a 4 percentage point increase from 72 per cent in H2 2025, and moving beyond replacement hiring to indicate continued expansion across industries, according to Naukri bi-annual Hiring Outlook survey. While the sentiment is positive across the board, Healthcare and Manufacturing are expected to lead new job creation. Around 88 per cent of healthcare recruiters and 79 per cent of manufacturing recruiters predict the creation of new roles in H1 2026. The Naukri bi-annual Hiring Outlook survey is based on inputs from over 1,250 recruiters. Further, the survey has revealed that the BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) sector is likely to show a relatively conservative yet

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