The report by job portal Naukri showed that fresher hiring grew more than 15 per cent YoY, while demand for professionals with over 16 years of experience rose over 13 per cent YoY.

Among metros, hiring growth was mainly led by Hyderabad, which posted more than 15 per cent YoY growth, followed by Pune, which witnessed over 13 per cent growth.

Key non-IT sectors like insurance (+28 per cent), real estate (+26 per cent), BPO/ITES (+24 per cent), education (+22 per cent), and hospitality (+19 per cent) were the frontrunners in September. The IT sector remained stable with a +1 per cent growth in the month.

The report showed that the country's white-collar job market marked an over 10 per cent YoY increase in the second quarter of FY'26, which lifted the quarter's overall growth to more tha

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