39L jobs created in 7 mths: EPFO

New Delhi, May 22

As many as 39.36 lakh new jobs were created during seven-month period ending March this year, as per the latest retirement fund body EPFO’s payroll data.

According to the latest data, as many as 6.13 lakh new jobs were created in March this year, which is higher than 5.89 lakh payrolls with the Employment Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in February this year. The data shows that the half of the payrolls was created in the expert service segment across all-age groups. The segments where job creation was substantial were electric, mechanical or general engineering products followed by building and construction industry, trading establishments and textiles. — PTI