{
  "id": 10968693,
  "title": "India’s industrial jobs cross 2 cr mark in 2024-25",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/indias-industrial-jobs-cross-2-cr-mark-in-2024-25",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T14:34:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/hr-policies-trends/indias-industrial-jobs-cross-2-cr-mark-in-2024-25/articleshow/134597029.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's industrial workforce surpassed 2 crore in 2024-25, with manufacturing driving the increase, according to the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI). The survey found employment in industries grew 7.19% to 2.10 crore from 1.96 crore the previous year. Meanwhile, wages paid to workers increased 12.08%. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana were the top states for manufacturing employment, comprising 56% of total manufacturing jobs. The manufacturing sector saw broad-based growth, with investments, inputs, output, GVA, employment, and wages all rising. The number of manufacturing establishments grew 2.64% to 2.67 lakh. Maharashtra led in manufacturing GVA, followed by Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh. The top five industries by GVA were basic metals, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}