- Great news for job seekers!
- 5.4% growth in hiring over the next 6 months
- Which sector is ahead?
TeamLease Employment Report: India's leading staffing agency 'TeamLease Services' has released its 'Employment Outlook Report' for the second half of the financial year 2026-27 (October 2026 – March 2027). According to the report, net employment change is estimated at 5.4% during the period, up from 4.7% in the first half and marking the highest level in four quarters. (TeamLease Employment Report)
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The improvement reflects growing employer confidence—with 60% of organizations planning to expand their workforce, 24% expecting no change, and 16% predicting cuts. The main factors affecting the size of the workforce include economic conditions (67%), business growth or restructuring (43%) and technological advances (40%).
Big increase in recruitment in which sector?
E-commerce and tech start-ups led the way with a 12.6% net employment change among the sectors driving the biggest hiring growth. Travel & Hospitality (12.3%) and Retail (10.3%) rank below that. Apart from this, the automotive (10.1%), EV and EV infrastructure (9.7%) and banking (9.2%) sectors have also shown strong signs of recruitment. By organization size, 66% of large companies are looking to increase manpower, compared to 59% of medium-sized enterprises and 53% of start-ups and small businesses. At the city level, Bangalore leads with 68% in hiring, followed by Hyderabad (61%) and Pune (60%); Where Pune recorded the highest growth in this half.
In the departments that directly affect the growth of the business
Hiring demand is primarily concentrated in departments that have a direct impact on business growth, with sales and marketing (64%), IT (50%) and finance (48%) leading the way. Along with this, the demand for skills such as digital literacy (59%), customer experience management (51%), communication skills (48%) and adaptability (44%) is growing rapidly. However, availability of skilled quality (talent) remains a major challenge in manpower development; Where 72% of employers looking to expand are likely to experience moderate to severe difficulties in recruiting. In particular, IT (39%), sales and marketing (38%) and engineering (32%) departments are facing the most challenges, where it takes an average of 35 to 45 days to fill a position.
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