Small towns beat metros in jobs, self-employment

 

Smaller towns are surging ahead as hubs of jobs and entrepreneurial activity, beating larger cities and even metropolises. While industrial activity declines in big cities, smaller cities and towns are picking up the slack, often displaying a preference for manufacturing at the cost of the services sector.

51% of Indian workforce self-employed: Survey

Thu, 20 Jun 2013-11:35pm , Bangalore , IANS

 

Around 51% of Indian workers are self-employed, mostly in rural areas, while 33.5% of them are casual labour (33.5%) and only 15.6% have salaried employment, an official survey revealed on Thursday.