Hiring activity sees 16% growth in Feb led by IT, software industry: Report

Hiring activities registered 16 per cent this February mainly led by the IT and software industry that clocked a 38 per cent growth, says a report.

The Naukri JobSpeak Index for February 2019 stood at 2,415 from 2,087 in February 2018.

“The JobSpeak index continues to sustain the momentum gained and has shown a 16 per cent YOY growth in Feb precedes by a 15 per cent growth in January. In the latest hiring outlook survey with over 3,300 recruiters across the country had anticipated increased hiring, wherein 84 per cent recruiters said new jobs would be created,” Infoedge India CMO Sumeet Singh said.

The Naukri JobSpeak is a monthly Index, which calculates and records hiring activity based on the job listings on Naukri.com website month on month.