10 industries that are good and bad for job seekers

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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Telecom/ISP

November, 2010: 79 per cent

November, 2011: 106 per cent

Year-on-year growth: 34 per cent

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Home appliances

November, 2010: 112 per cent

November, 2011: 143 per cent

Year-on-year growth: 28 per cent

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Import/export

November, 2010: 95 per cent

November, 2011: 118 per cent

Year-on-year growth: 24 per cent

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IT - hardware, software

November, 2010: 110 per cent

November, 2011: 131 per cent

Year-on-year growth: 19 per cent

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Travel and tourism

November, 2010: 124 per cent

November, 2011: 147 per cent

Year-on-year growth: 19 per cent

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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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Government/PSU/defence

November, 2010: 126 per cent

November, 2011: 117 per cent

Year-on-year growth: -7 per cent

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Media and entertainment

November, 2010: 119 per cent

November, 2011: 108 per cent

Year-on-year growth: -9 per cent

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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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Printing/packaging

November, 2010: 121 per cent

November, 2011: 98 per cent

Year-on-year growth: -19 per cent