Blue and Grey Collar Job Vacancies See 4X Jump Last Year, Trend to Continue: Survey
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The number of job vacancies in the blue and grey collar industry increased by 301 per cent in the past year, from 26,26,637 in 2021 to 1,05,42,820 in 2022, as per a survey by Billion Careers. This robust demand can be attributed to the dynamic job market influenced by digitization, automation, and changing work models, it added. Around 60 per cent of blue and grey collar hires were freshers with 0 to 3 years of work experience. Most organizations prefer hiring freshers, who are technologically advanced and efficient. Companies are also focusing on skill-based mass hiring to boost productivity and efficiency, the report added. In urban and rural areas, the popularity of candidate discovery platforms rose by 236 per cent over the past year. Metro cities like Delhi (11.57 per cent) and Bengaluru (11.55 per cent) showed the most demand for blue and grey collar jobs, while tier 1 cities like Mumbai (10.21 per cent), Hyderabad (7.78 per cent), and Pune (5.8 per cent) also saw enc...