The reports are titled as Insights from GVA trends and State-level dynamics and Insightsfrom Employment trends and State-level dynamics.

Key Highlights of the Reports

Services at the Core of India’s Employment Transition

• It employed 188 million workers in 2023–24, and is the second-largest employer.
• In 2024–25, the services sector contributed nearly 55% of Gross Value Added (GVA), while the primary and secondary sectors accounted for 16% and 29%, respectively.
  • Despite a high contribution to GVA, it provided less than one-third of total jobs (mostly informal and low-paying).

Employment Landscape

• Added ~40 million jobs in six years, second only to construction.
• Acts as a labour shock absorber, but is divided between:
  • High-value services (IT, finance, healthcare, professional services), productive but limited employment.
  • Traditional services (trade, transport), major employers, yet highly informal.
• India’s shift to services remains slower than its peers.

Employment Profile

• Spatial: 60% of urban workers, as compared to less than 20% of rural workers in services.
• Gender: Only 10.5% of rural women are in services as compared to 60% of urban women; persistent wage gaps.
• Age: Dominated by prime-age workers; youth face instability.
• Education: Higher education improves job access, but informality persists.
• Informality: 87% lack social security; rural women earn less than 50% of men’s wages.