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Unincorporated units workforce rises 8.5 mn

Financial Express Pune

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November 26, 2025

OVER 128.5 MILLION people were employed in the unincorporated units, barring agriculture, in July-September, official data showed on Tuesday.

- KULDEEP SINGH

The statistics ministry said the estimate for this quarter reflects a notable rise over the Annual Survey of Un incorporated Sector Enterprises 2023-24 figure of a little over 120 million workers, indicating an overall expansion in employment within the unincorporated non-agricultural sector.

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