19 February,2009 05:41 PM IST | | Savie Karnel
The job scenario seems to be slightly improving. According to a study by naukri.com Bangalore saw an increase in new jobs by 18% in January 2009 as compared to December 2008.
Things seem to have got better in Kolakata, Delhi, Hyderabad and Pune too.
The overall job index for the country now stands at 738 reflecting a marginally improving hiring scenario in January, which is five per cent more than December. Still, compared to the pre-recession period, the job scenario is not great. Since July 2008, there has been a 26.2 per cent decline in new jobs.
Most of the industries saw a positive hiring scenario in January 2009 as compared to December. The job index for ITes and BPO industry was especially better with it moving up by 28% in Jan 2009. IT, Sales, Project Management Accounting and Banking professionals also saw an upward movement.
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u00a0Teaching and Hospitality inched up above the July 2008 levels indicating a robust job scenario in these sectors. Niche industries including Legal, Government and Defense continued to see an increase in Jobs, with the index above July 2008 levels.
On the report, Hitesh Oberoi, COO and Director, Info Edge (India) Ltd said, "The downtrend in jobs was arrested to an extent in January. However it may be a while before we see a recovery."
The index has been calculated based on new jobs added to the site month on month. July 2008 has been taken as the base month with a score of 1000 and the Aug 08-Jan 09 index is compared with the data for July.
