List of sectors that are hiring in India's Top 8 Metros

The Employment Outlook Report by Teamlease, a comprehensive overview of hiring, job growth, salaries and their drivers, trends and forecasts across eight cities and sixteen sectors in India, projects a subdued hiring sentiment in the first half of the financial year 2017-18.

Yet, there are numerous pockets where hiring sentiment is actually up.

Below is a list of sectors for each of the eight major cities where hiring sentiment is up. The percentage shows increase in the employment outlook in April 2017-September 2017 period over October 2016-March 2017.

Mumbai

Financial services (5%), telecommunication (3%) and Healthcare & Pharma (2%).

Delhi

Financial services, e-commerce & internet startups and KPO (4% each).

Bengaluru

KPO (4%), E-commerce & internet startups (3%) and financial services (3%).

Kolkata

Financial services (3%), media & entertainment (3%) and educational services (2%).

Chennai

Financial services (3%), telecommunication (3%) and retail 2%.

Pune

Telecommunication (4%), e-commerce & internet startups (4%) and KPO (3%).

Hyderabad

Media & entertainment (5%), financial services (4%) and e-commerce & internet startups (3%).

Ahmedabad

Agrochemicals, retail and travel & hospitality (2% each).