Freshers hiring sees rise: No. of job applications surge 27% to 2 cr in 2024
The New Indian Express Belagavi|December 25, 2024
THE country's fresher job market has bounced back in 2024 as the year saw significant fresher hiring across sectors.
ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU @ Bengaluru

Apna.co's India at Work 2024 report reveals that there has been a 27% y-o-y growth in job applications and it crossed 2 crore in 2024. It said high-growth sectors such as IT, Mobility, Retail, BFSI, and Services are driving the demand.

While Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad contributed 60 lakh applications, regions like Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Bihar added 82 lakh.

Notably, 45% of the 37 lakh new fresher users on Apna came from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.

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