Tuesday, April 21, 2009

March: Hiring Activity dips by 8%

The Naukri.com Job Index for March, 2009 recorded an eight per cent decline as against February, 2009.

Key highlights of the report:
  The overall Job Index declined by 8% from 774 in Feb '09 to 711 in
Mar '09
 
 Sectors like Finance, Oil and Gas saw a steep fall in the Index in Mar '09
 
 Hiring activity in Mumbai was at its lowest in March, 2009 since last July; other cities also saw a decline in the index. Smaller cities saw an improvement in hiring activity
 
 Banking and Insurance professionals saw a drop in hiring activity by 30% during Mar '09 as compared to Feb '09
 

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