“Blue-collar jobs outpace white-collar growth as India’s labour market expands”, Economic Times, July 21, 2026
“As artificial intelligence reshaped the global jobs debate, much of the attention remained focused on the future of white collar work and the possibility of machines replacing knowledge workers. In India, however, a parallel shift was unfolding away from office desks.
The rapid expansion of Al infrastructure, manufacturing and large scale infrastructure projects had pushed up demand for skilled blue collar workers. Data centres needed electricians and cooling specialists, automated factories required robotics technicians, while the broader infrastructure push continued to create opportunities for welders, machine operators and construction workers.
According to data shared by Randstad India with ETHRWorld, an analysis of more than 50 million job postings showed that India’s blue collar job volumes had surged 93.01 per cent between early 2022 and early 2026, significantly outpacing the 40.44 per cent growth recorded in white collar jobs during the same period……..”
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