Commenting on the trend, Sashi Kumar, Managing Director, Indeed India said, “As the job market slows down in the wake of a global pandemic, essential services continue to drive demand."

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According to data from Indeed, job seekers in India have shown greater interest in working in healthcare over the course of the past year (February 2019 to February 2020), with the number of job searches seeing an increase of 5% during this period.

Bengaluru holds the largest share of jobs in healthcare nationally, with 10% of all medical jobs located in the city. It is followed by Mumbai and New Delhi, both with 8% of all medical jobs in the country, and Chennai and Hyderabad, with 7% and 5% of the same respectively.

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Commenting on the trend, Sashi Kumar, Managing Director, Indeed India said, “As the job market slows down in the wake of a global pandemic, essential services continue to drive demand, such as in the medical and public health fields. Despite the temporary slump in the sector, healthcare continues to be one of the foremost drivers of the nation’s economic growth.”