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Over one crore jobs increased in the unorganized sector in a year, i.e. 10% increase
Employment: More than one crore jobs have increased in the unorganized sector in India in a year. After registering a growth of 10 percent, now more than 12 crore people are working in this sector.
Over one crore people got employment in the unorganized sector enterprises of the country in a year, i.e. employment increased by 10%. During this period, the number of unorganized enterprises also increased by more than 12%. With this, the number of employment in this sector crossed 12 crores. At the same time, the total number of establishments in the unorganized sector increased to 7.34 crores in 2023-24 as against 6.50 crores in 2022-23.
The Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation of the Central Government conducted an annual survey of non-agricultural unorganized enterprises for the period between October 2023 and September 2024, the findings of which show healthy growth of the unorganized sector. The survey shows that more than 12 crore people got employment in the enterprises of this sector during this period, which is one crore more than a year ago. This shows strong growth in the labor market.
The number of women-owned establishments in the unorganized sector has increased from 22.9% in 2022-23 to 26.2% this year. That is, there has been a jump of 14% in the number of women entrepreneurs. This shows the increasing interest and dominance of women in business.
