Hiring activity during March has declined by 18 percent compared to the same month in 2019 following the nationwide lockdown to tackle the Covid-19 crisis, with major impact in cities like Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad, according to Naukri JobSpeak Index. The hiring activities showed early signs of slowdown from January where the index grew by only 5.75 percent followed by no growth in February.
Source: Bloomberg Quint