However, the numbers for May have been revised now to a negative 9,675, from the previously-disclosed positive figure of 17,207 jobs, which had raised eyebrows among experts. AdvertisingAdvertisingThe numbers for April 2020 have been revised to negative -25137 from negative -14098, mentioned in the July data release. She also pointed out that it is very hard to infer why there is a huge revision in May numbers. However, there is a huge revision of data for April and May between the report furnished in July and now,” K.E. Saundarya Rajesh, founder-president of diversity and inclusion consulting firm, Avtar Group, said that there are three categories of jobs – self-employed, employees on payroll of organisations and those in consulting roles in organisations.

Source: The Hindu August 23, 2020 08:15 UTC