"From a sectoral perspective, while e-commerce leads the pack with more than 84 per cent of the respondents indicating an increase in hiring, infrastructure, IT, pharma and healthcare are also contributing significantly to the employment growth," the report added.

According to Teamlease, talent in infrastructure is likely to be the chief benefactors of the 'Make in India' initiative as the sector is likely to add around 17 million jobs by 2025, up from the current level of about 7 million.

Except Delhi most of the cities are exhibiting optimism in business and hiring outlook. With a 5 and 2 point increase in hiring sentiment and job growth respectively, Bengaluru continues to retain its top slot.

The report noted that hiring is still largely clustered in the metros, and rural areas are catching up though at a slower pace.

"Amongst functional areas, information technology, engineering, office and blue collar staff continue to dominate the demand landscape," the report added.