Note ban hurt daily wager, contractual jobs, govt's own survey shows

The survey showed regular jobs rose by 197,000 in January-March 2017, compared with job creation of 139,000 the previous quarter

The government’s demonetisation of high-value currency notes in November last year affected job creation among daily wagers and contract workers, even as regular jobs continued to grow, shows the latest official survey of enterprises, issued by the Labour Bureau.

During January-March 2017, job creation stood at 185,000 against 122,000 in October-December 2016 and 32,000 in July-September 2016, according to the Bureau’s fifth quarterly report on employment. The report covers eight sectors – manufacturing, construction, trade, transport, accommodation and restaurants, information technology (IT), education and health. These constituted 81 per cent of all employment provided by enterprises with a workforce of