Manufacturing and employment in India.

Manufacturing continues to be the largest institutional employer in the country, employing about 38.5% of the workers.

The data was published in the fourth round (January-March 2022) of the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES).
The Quarterly Employment Survey is a part of the All India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment Survey (AQEES).
The survey released by the Union Labour Ministry on Tuesday estimated that around 3.18 crore workers were employed in about 5.31 lakh establishments between January and March.
It claimed an increase of about four lakh workers compared with the third round of QES.
The participation of women workers witnessed a marginal increase from 31.6% in the third quarter to 31.8% in the fourth quarter report.

It is part of the All-India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment Survey (AQEES).
It covers establishments employing ten or more workers in the organised segment in nine sectors.
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Trade
- Transport
- Education
- Health
- Accommodation and Restaurants
- IT/BPO
- Financial Service Activities

It has been taken up by the Labour Bureau to provide frequent (quarterly) updates about the employment and related variables of establishments.
It provides updates about the employment of both organised and unorganised segments in nine selected sectors.
It was released by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment.
There are two components under AQEES:
- Quarterly Employment Survey (QES)
- Area Frame Establishment Survey (AFES).

QES would provide employment estimates for establishments employing ten or more workers.
AFES covers the unorganised segment (with less than ten workers) through a sample survey.

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