Overview
- Unincorporated establishments rose to 7.97 crore in July–September from 7.94 crore in April–June, remaining well above the 2023–24 estimate of 7.34 crore.
- Employment reached about 12.86 crore, a slight quarter‑on‑quarter increase and higher than the ASUSE 2023–24 figure of a little over 12 crore.
- Manufacturing recovered, with its share of establishments up to 27% and its share of employment up to 28%, which NSO links partly to the seasonal return of casual and migrant labour.
- Urban workforce expanded to roughly 6.91 crore from 6.61 crore, indicating greater labour absorption in cities during the quarter.
- Digital use rose as 39% of enterprises reported internet use, the share of hired workers increased to 25.91% with 13.41% of establishments employing hired staff, and the revamped survey uses a sample about 1.5 times larger to produce quarterly estimates.