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The Indian flexi staffing industry added 78,000 jobs in July-September 2022, up 6 per cent as compared to the previous quarter, on account of rise in demand across all sectors, a report said. "Buoyed by a strong festive season and rising demand across sectors, the Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) members added 78,000 new jobs in July-September quarter, a 6 per cent rise in new jobs over previous April-June quarter," said ISF's Flexi Staffing Employment Growth report. The new jobs in July-September are combination of new jobs in general staffing and IT staffing, it stated. ISF is the apex industry body representing formal staffing, facility management and security services companies. New jobs in general staffing which excludes IT staffing grew 7.3 per cent in July-September, driven by rise in demand in FMCG, e-commerce, manufacturing, retail, logistics, banking, hospitality, tourism, insurance, infrastructure, it stated. On the other hand, new jobs in IT staffing remained under

78,000 new workers added in this period, marking third straight quarter of growth

Modi said that India missed taking advantage of the first three industrial revolutions because it couldn't keep pace with the changing nature of work

While hiring has been constrained across sectors, the industry has annual growth rate of 12-15%