Driven by IT Sector, Karnataka India's Top Job Creating State: Report

Bengaluru: Karnataka has been ranked as the country's top job creating state with an over 24 per cent share during the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, according to a report by industry body Assocham.

The state was followed by Maharashtra (23 per cent) and Tamil Nadu (10.5 per cent), it said.

The information technology (IT) sector created about 57 per cent of about nine lakh job openings recorded between January and March 2016, followed by services (19 per cent) and manufacturing (11 per cent), according to the report.

The banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector accounted for just over 8 per cent share, followed by construction and real estate (3.5 per cent).

Within Karnataka, ITeS (IT-enabled services) accounted for an over 65 per cent share in job openings across the state, followed by services (16 per cent), manufacturing (8 per cent), BFSI (6 per cent) and construction and real estate sector (2.5 per cent).

The Assocham Economic Research Bureau (AERB) had analysed the data sourced primarily from vacancies posted by companies via various job portals together with advertisements offering employment opportunities published in national and regional dailies across India.

Karnataka had recorded 2.16 lakh job openings in the first quarter of last fiscal year, followed by Maharashtra (2 lakh), Tamil Nadu (93,000), the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana region combined (82,000), and Haryana (72,000).

Sector-wise, Karnataka led in terms of job openings in the ITeS sector with 28 per cent share in over five lakh jobs created by the sector, followed by Maharashtra (20.5 per cent), Tamil Nadu (11 per cent), Andhra Pradesh-Telangana (10 per cent) and Uttar Pradesh (8 per cent), it said.

The services sector recorded 1.69 lakh jobs in the January-March quarter of 2015-16 with Maharashtra accounting for the lion's share of about 24 per cent, followed by Karnataka (21 per cent), Haryana (8.4 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (8.2 per cent) and Andhra Pradesh-Telangana (8.1 per cent).

In manufacturing sector, Maharashtra has recorded highest share with 22.5 per cent in over 99,000 job openings, followed by Karnataka (19 per cent), Tamil Nadu (12 per cent), Andhra Pradesh-Telangana (9 per cent) and Gujarat (8 per cent).

Maharashtra also topped with highest share in job openings recorded in BFSI, and construction and real estate with a share of about 31 per cent in both sectors each, while Karnataka followed with a share of 18 per cent and 17 per cent respectively, it added.