Despite global economic slowdown, employment in the country registered a growth of over three percent in the quarter ending September.

According to the twelfth quick employment survey of the Labour and Employment Ministry, the maximum increase of two lakh jobs was in the IT and BPO sector followed by Textiles including Apparels, Metals, Automobiles, Handloom and Power loom and Gems and Jewellery.

The survey stated that more than 23 lakh jobs have been created in the country in the last three years. It added that the upward trend in employment has been continuously maintained since July 2009. Job generation has increased in respect of all sectors except Leather and Transport where there was a marginal fall.

The report states that while there was an impressive growth in the employment in the direct category of workers, employment in contract category was minus 0.02 lakh during the quarter.

AIR correspondent reports that the Ministry of Labour and Employment has been continuously monitoring the effect of global financial crisis and economic slowdown in the country since September 2008. In the employment survey, the information has been collected from 2,215 units and establishments by covering 21 centres spread across eleven states and Union Territories.