Non-Metro Cities Drive 70% of India's Formal Job Growth: Report

• Non-metro regions now account for nearly 70% of India's formal workforce, with Tier-3 cities leading at 40% and Tier-2 at 29%.
• The Quess Corp report, based on 4.83 lakh workers across 640+ locations, highlights rapid job growth in centers like Coimbatore, Indore, Surat, and Noida.
• Retail, banking, manufacturing, and logistics are key sectors driving this growth, with banking and manufacturing providing over 45% of jobs in Tier-3 towns.
• Young people under 30 constitute 64% of the workforce, with over half in their current role for less than a year, indicating high mobility.
• Over 26,000 new Universal Account Numbers were created, with women making up 23% of new workers, primarily from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.