New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Employment in India's registered manufacturing sector crossed the 2 crore mark in 2024-25, with factories adding more than 14 lakh people during the year, with output, value addition and capital investment expanding, according to the latest Annual Survey of Industries released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Wednesday.

The estimated number of persons engaged in registered manufacturing rose to 2.10 crore in 2024-25 from 1.96 crore a year earlier, marking growth of 7.19 per cent. In absolute terms, the sector added about 14.08 lakh people during the year.

The employment expansion came alongside a 7.81 per cent rise in industrial output, suggesting that job creation broadly kept...