According to a survey by the chamber, NCR has created 34.2 per cent employment followed by Mumbai (12.70 per cent), Chennai (6.12 per cent) and Kolkata (4.19 per cent) in a sample of 2,40,314 employment opportunities generated in 60 cities during the period.
"The job creation is happening at all levels including senior, middle and junior management and executives," Assocham General Secretary D S Rawat said, adding the growth is expected to continue for the next six months.
The sectors, which created most jobs included IT, engineering, textile, real estate, infrastructure, aviation and education.
The IT and IT-enabled services accounted for 57.07 per cent of the total job openings, it said, adding healthy recovery in the export and import activities also helped in creating employment.
However, telecom, FMCG, banking and logistics sectors recorded marginal decline in job creation during the period.
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