Tamil Nadu adds more new entry level jobs despite slowdown in auto sector

Despite a slowdown in the automobile sector, which has led to production cuts in factories in and around Chennai, Tamil Nadu has added new jobs, in the 18-21 years category, and has emerged as the second largest generator of employment after Karnataka. 

During the year 2018-19, Karnataka ranked first in new payroll addition with 265,827 people coming under the ambit of EPFO, as compared to 260,699 people from Tamil Nadu. Maharashtra continued to see the largest net new payroll addition in this period. Maharashtra saw a net new payroll addition of 531,060 in 2018-19 and the number stood at 2,44,166 in