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10 cities that saw biggest rise and fall of jobs in India

Last updated on: June 19, 2013 11:30 IST
India Gate in New Delhi.

Monster Employment Index India is a monthly gauge of online job posting activity based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career Internet websites and online job listings across India.

Let's take a look at five cities that saw fastest and five that saw slowest growth in online recruitment in India, according to Monster Employment Index.

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10 cities that saw biggest rise and fall of jobs in India

Last updated on: June 19, 2013 11:30 IST
A horse-cart passes in front of the Queen Victoria Memorial in Kolkata.

Kolkata

Online recruitment growth in May 2012: 120 per cent

Online recruitment growth in May 2013: 136 per cent

Year-on-year growth in online recruitment: 13 per cent

Overall rank in fastest growth in online recruitment: 1

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10 cities that saw biggest rise and fall of jobs in India

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Tourists take a boat ride at Sukhana Lake in Chandigarh.

Chandigarh

Online recruitment growth in May 2012: 120 per cent

Online recruitment growth in May 2013: 133 per cent

Year-on-year growth in online recruitment: 11 per cent

Overall rank in fastest growth in online recruitment: 2

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10 cities that saw biggest rise and fall of jobs in India

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Hawa Mahal, also known as Palace of Winds, in Jaipur.

Jaipur

Online recruitment growth in May 2012: 136 per cent

Online recruitment growth in May 2013: 149 per cent

Year-on-year growth in online recruitment: 10 per cent

Overall rank in fastest growth in online recruitment: 3

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10 cities that saw biggest rise and fall of jobs in India

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A view of Connaught Place in New Delhi.

Delhi-NCR

Online recruitment growth in May 2012: 127 per cent

Online recruitment growth in May 2013: 134 per cent

Year-on-year growth in online recruitment: 6 per cent

Overall rank in fastest growth in online recruitment: 4

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10 cities that saw biggest rise and fall of jobs in India

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Fishermen floating on rubber air tubes are silhouetted as they catch fish in the waters of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad.

Ahmedabad

Online recruitment growth in May 2012: 109 per cent

Online recruitment growth in May 2013: 115 per cent

Year-on-year growth in online recruitment: 6 per cent

Overall rank in fastest growth in online recruitment: 5

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10 cities that saw biggest rise and fall of jobs in India

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Fishermen pull their fishing net from the waters of Bay of Bengal during sunrise in Chennai.

Chennai

Online recruitment growth in May 2012: 126 per cent

Online recruitment growth in May 2013: 127 per cent

Year-on-year growth in online recruitment: 1 per cent

Overall rank in slowest growth in online recruitment: 1

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10 cities that saw biggest rise and fall of jobs in India

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Jaguar Land Rover Freelander 2 at the company's production plant in Pune.

Pune

Online recruitment growth in May 2012: 125 per cent

Online recruitment growth in May 2013: 123 per cent

Year-on-year growth in online recruitment: Minus 2 per cent

Overall rank in slowest growth in online recruitment: 2

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10 cities that saw biggest rise and fall of jobs in India

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Caparisoned elephants during the annual temple festival in Kochi.

Kochi

Online recruitment growth in May 2012: 164 per cent

Online recruitment growth in May 2013: 139 per cent

Year-on-year growth in online recruitment: Minus 15 per cent

Overall rank in slowest growth in online recruitment: 3

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10 cities that saw biggest rise and fall of jobs in India

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Indian Air Force pilots perform during an air show in Baroda.

Baroda

Online recruitment growth in May 2012: 127 per cent

Online recruitment growth in May 2013: 100 per cent

Year-on-year growth in online recruitment: Minus 21 per cent

Overall rank in slowest growth in online recruitment: 4

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10 cities that saw biggest rise and fall of jobs in India

Last updated on: June 19, 2013 11:30 IST
A worker tends to yarn-spinning equipment at a factory in Coimbatore.

Coimbatore

Online recruitment growth in May 2012: 168 per cent

Online recruitment growth in May 2013: 132 per cent

Year-on-year growth in online recruitment: Minus 21 per cent

Overall rank in slowest growth in online recruitment: 5