ESIC payroll data says job creation down 1.7 pc in Feb to 15.03 lakh
Contrary the ESIC data, the retirement fund body EPFO's latest payroll data showed that net employment generation in the formal sector almost trebled to 8.61 lakh in February compared to 2.87 lakh in the same month of last year.
The ESIC has been releasing payroll data from April 2018, covering the period starting September 2017. Representational Image, source: PTI