e-commerce hiring in an elevated mode in 2021 & uptrend, up-cycle set to continue in 2022

30 December 2021, Mumbai:

Employment opportunities in the e-commerce and allied industries witnessed a 28 per cent surge in 2021, and recruitment activities in this segment will gain further momentum driven by economic recovery and aggressive vaccination drive, according to TeamLease Services The e-commerce sector grew by 8 per cent in 2020 and 30 per cent in 2021.

It is now poised to reach $111 billion by 2024 and $200 billion by 2026. The stellar growth in this sector has provided the much-needed impetus to the economy and striving hard in 2021 to be back on track creating a multitude of employment opportunities.

Looking at the employment ecosystem, there was a 28 per cent surge in employment opportunities in e-commerce and allied industries (e-commerce, social commerce, online grocery/essentials) in 2021, according to TearnLease Services.

With the aggressive vaccination drive pan India & economic activities gaining normalcy, next year is going to be very optimistic.

Hiring activities have resumed in most of the industries, even the ones which faced maximum impact last year said Ajoy Thomas VP & Business Head (Retail, ECommerce, Logistics & Transportation).Teams Services.

For e-commerce and startups, which have been rewarding throughout, many raw job opportunities will be added in 2022, and hiring will further go up by 32 per cent. Thomas added.

Over the year, the demand was high for supply chain management, warehouses e support services, and customer service management.

The report further noted that not only Tier I locations, but even Tier II to Tier IV regions within a surge in hiring.

TOI (The news article has not been edited by DFU Publications staff)

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