New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Total employment in industries crossed the 2 crore mark in 2024-25, driven mainly by the manufacturing sector, which added more than 14 lakh workers, according to the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) released on Wednesday.
The estimated number of persons engaged in industries rose significantly from 1.96 crore in ASI 2023-24 to 2.10 crore in 2024-25, a growth of 7.19 per cent, the ASI showed.
Employment in the registered manufacturing sector continued to expand, an official release said.
Total emoluments paid to the workforce also increased by 12.08 per cent in 2024-25 as compared to 2023-24.
Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana were the five leading states in terms of the number of persons engaged in the manufacturing sector in 2024-25. Together, these states accounted for about 56 per cent of total manufacturing employment during the year. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the results of the ASI for the reference period April 2024 to March 2025 (i.e. financial year 2024-25) through the factsheet.
The field work for this survey was carried out during October 2025 to June 2026 for ASI 2024-25. A brief note about the survey ASI 2024-25 is given at the Endnote.
Annual Survey of Industries is conducted with the primary objective to provide a meaningful insight into the dynamics of change in the composition, growth and structure of various manufacturing industries in terms of output, value added, employment, capital formation and a host of other parameters.
The registered manufacturing sector recorded broad-based growth during FY2024-25, with most of the major economic indicators-such as invested capital, input, output, Gross Value Added, employment and wages-witnessed an increase over the previous year.
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