The Ma Foi Employment Survey or MEtS is a quarterly exercise to understand the relative change and effect of the economic growth on the employment market. This pan India survey, the first of its kind in the country, has been initiated and undertaken by Ma Foi in an attempt to understand the employment activity in India across sectors. 

The first edition of MEtS was launched in December 2004 and received wide acclaim and acceptance from the industry as well as the media. It measures employers’ intentions to increase or decrease the number of employees in their workforce during the next quarter. 

MEtS (MaFoi Employment survey) is the first of its kind survey specifically for the Indian market, different in size and scope with data collected through an independent agency.

First of its Kind – MEtS is a pan India survey specifically addressing the 
   movements in the Indian employment market 

Different – MEtS provides actual employment data in terms of net increase in
   employee numbers over current employee base across 17 sectors in the
   organized labour market 

Impartial & Authentic – MetS is conducted through an independent and
   reputable market research agency to ensure authenticity and impartiality
   both in terms of selection of survey respondents and data collection.

Analytical – MEtS studies the actual movement in the employment market and
   its correlation with the macro economic trends

Highlights from the third edition of MEtS released in April 2005.
The MEtS is focused on aggregating employment trends and hence along with 
   an analysis of the overall demand, it also offers an extensive range of
   sub-indices across  industry segments, turnover, employees and regional
   distribution.

The 17 industry sectors, for analysis purposes, have been broadly classified
   into two categories – Product and Services. The “Product” category includes
   sectors such as: Textiles & Garments, Automobiles & Auto ancillaries, Chemical
   & Allied, Energy, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, and Pharmaceutical.

The “Services” category includes BFSI, Healthcare, IT, ITES, Hospitality, Retail
   trade, Telecommunications, Transport & Logistics, Education, Training & 
   Consulting (ET&C),  Print, Media & Entertainment (PM&E).

Ma Foi Employment Index (MEI) measures the pace of recruitment activity/
   hiring needs of the employers i.e. employment opportunities being created
   across 17 sectors in India.

The MEI for the current quarter is 1. 28 %.

The Product MEI for the current quarter is – 1.05 %

The Services MEI for the current quarter is – 1.65%

The top hiring sectors for the current quarter by MEI (%)