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The Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) report released by Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav said that total employment in nine select sectors stood at 3.10 crore in the July-September 2021 quarter (Q2FY22), which is 2 lakh more than that of the April-June period.

The minister noted that these nine sectors are Manufacturing, Construction, Trade, Transport, Education, Health, Accommodation and Restaurant, IT/ BPO and Financial Services, accounting for a majority of the total employment in the non-farm establishments. He also pointed out that the rise shows improvement in economic activities after lifting of lockdown restrictions by states to curb the spread of deadly virus after the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country in April 2021.

He further stated that the study covers establishment with 10 or more employees and these studies will aid government to achieve its mission of last-mile delivery and evidence-based policy making for workers. He also expressed hope that India will soon be able to come out of the third wave of the pandemic.