During May-Aug 2019, an estimated 404.9 million people were employed in India. This meant that 2.5 million more people were employed during this period compared to a year ago when employment was 402.4 million. Mahesh Vyas, CEO , CMIE said agriculture saw an increase of 8.4 million jobs but fall in jobs in manufacturing, IT and the financial sector was worrying.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/more-people-employed-in-may-august-low-skilled-jobs-dominate-says-cmie/articleshow/71814160.cms