Pune has emerged as the leading employment provider destination in various tier-II cities in the country, followed by Lucknow and Puducherry, points out an Assocham study on job opportunities.Pune, with a share of 16.5 per cent, is the number one job provider, while Lucknow and Puducherry accounted for 12.30 per cent and 10.50 per cent respectively, out of the total jobs tracked by Assocham in the last quarter of fiscal 2007-08.Titled ‘Tier II and III Cities New Employment Centre’, the study highlights Pune’s top five employment generating sectors comprising IT, ITeS,banking, education, and automobile.

The top five sectors in Lucknow which have created vast employment opportunities in the period under reference include education, banking, FMCG, insurance, and ITeS.
Among tier-III cities, Ranchi has emerged as the top employment provider with a share of 13.80 percent. Mangalore and Mysore were ranked second and third, constituting 11.60 percent and 11.08 percent of the total vacancies offered, the study says.

In Mysore, job prospects were brighter in automobiles,insurance,pharma,manufacturing and education segments. Tier-II cities, including Pune, Jaipur and Surat, recorded maximum vacancies in insurance companies, banks, mutual funds and brokerage houses.

Among tier-III cities Mangalore, Puducherry and Aurangabad provided the highest openings in finance-related jobs, the study says. In Ranchi, the predominant
sectors creating maximum job prospects were energy, construction, metals,electronics and telecom.Top five sectors in Mangalore were identified as engineering,energy, banking, insurance and FMCG.In Ranchi, the predominant sectors creating maximum job prospects were energy,construction, metals, electronics and telecom.

In both tier-II and III cities, the financial services sector provided maximum employment opportunities to aspirants. It contributed 18.5 per cent and 21.5 percent in tier-II and III cities respectively, in terms of job openings.

Source: PTI