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Blue and grey-collar job demand in India up four-fold in 2022: Report

60 per cent of all the grey and blue-collar hires were "freshers" with a prior work experience of 0 to 3 years: Billion Careers

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Raghav Aggarwal New Delhi
The number of vacancies for blue and grey jobs in India grew four-fold between 2021 and 2022, data from workforce solutions firm Billion Careers showed. On the back of digitisation, automation, and changing work models, the number of vacancies rose from 2,626,637 in 2021 to 10,542,820 in 2022.

"The job market trends of 2022, ranging from Great Resignation to the emergence of gigs, have shown that every segment will be more focused on hiring, including blue and grey-collar workers," said Ajay Kumar Singh, senior VP and chief business officer at Billion Careers.

Blue-collar jobs involve manual labour, and the compensation

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