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10 industries that are good and bad for job seekers

Last updated on: December 9, 2011 09:26 IST
There are some industries that are posting good job numbers.

Some industries in India are booming, while some are not witnessing impressive growth.

Let's take a look at five industries that are posting growth and five that are not, based on Monster Employment Index data.

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10 industries that are good and bad for job seekers

Last updated on: December 9, 2011 09:26 IST
A labourer talks on a mobile phone over sacks of onion at a wholesale market in Mumbai.

Telecom/ISP

November, 2010: 79 per cent

November, 2011: 106 per cent

Year-on-year growth: 34 per cent

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10 industries that are good and bad for job seekers

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A visitor walks past photos of home electric appliances at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, China.

Home appliances

November, 2010: 112 per cent

November, 2011: 143 per cent

Year-on-year growth: 28 per cent

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10 industries that are good and bad for job seekers

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A man walks near trucks parked in a shipping container area at Shanghai Yangshan port, China.

Import/export

November, 2010: 95 per cent

November, 2011: 118 per cent

Year-on-year growth: 24 per cent

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10 industries that are good and bad for job seekers

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A child looks at the Apple logo outside the company's flagship store in Beijing's Sanlitun Area.

IT - hardware, software

November, 2010: 110 per cent

November, 2011: 131 per cent

Year-on-year growth: 19 per cent

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10 industries that are good and bad for job seekers

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A French tourist walks past Buddhist religious flags at Namgyal Tsemo Gompa monastery in Leh.

Travel and tourism

November, 2010: 124 per cent

November, 2011: 147 per cent

Year-on-year growth: 19 per cent

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10 industries that are good and bad for job seekers

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A bullet train departs from a railway station in Shenyang, China.

Logistic/courier/freight/transportation

November, 2010: 133 per cent

November, 2011: 127 per cent

Year-on-year growth: -5 per cent

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10 industries that are good and bad for job seekers

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Indian Border Security Force soldiers take part in Independence Day celebrations in Agartala.

Government/PSU/defence

November, 2010: 126 per cent

November, 2011: 117 per cent

Year-on-year growth: -7 per cent

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10 industries that are good and bad for job seekers

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A news producer inside a studio in New Delhi.

Media and entertainment

November, 2010: 119 per cent

November, 2011: 108 per cent

Year-on-year growth: -9 per cent

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A man receives a shave from a street side barber in Hyderabad.

Advertising, market research, public relations

November, 2010: 101 per cent

November, 2011: 89 per cent

Year-on-year growth: -12 per cent

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10 industries that are good and bad for job seekers

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A man jumps in the air to hit a ball as he plays cricket in Mumbai.

Printing/packaging

November, 2010: 121 per cent

November, 2011: 98 per cent

Year-on-year growth: -19 per cent