Press Release

City release Jobspeak April 15 -Kolkata

May 12 2015

Kolkata saw a marginal increase of 4% in hiring in April &rsquo15 over April&rsquo14

  • The Pharma sector saw a 3% increase in their hiring activity
  • The Insurance sector saw a significant decline of 23% in hiring in April &rsquo15.

 

Kolkata, May 12, 2015:
The Naukri Job Speak Index for Kolkata, for the month of April &rsquo15 when compared to April &rsquo14 was at 1699 indicating a 4% increase in the hiring activity. Among the key sectors in the cityAccounting saw a significant increase of 27% in the Apil&rsquo15 index.

Industry Sector Analysis:
Bankingsectorsaw a tremendous increase of 75% inhiring activity in April 15&rsquo over April 14&rsquo. However, sectors like Construction and Engineering saw a dip of 5% in April 15 over April14. Hiring activity in the Auto displayed a stable trend in hiring activity in the April&rsquo15 index over April 2014.

Functional Area Analysis:
Hiring of Production and Maintenance and Project Management professionals saw a dip of 6% and 12% respectively in April 15 over April 14. However an opposite trend was seen for the HR and Finance professionals where the numbers went up by 9% and 8% respectively over the same period. 

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