EPFO adds 16.9L members in August

​​ Of the 1.69 million workers added to EPFO in August, 58.3% of the net new workers or 0.92 million were in the 18-25 years age bracket. "This indicates that most of the first-time job seekers are youth joining the organised sector workforce in large numbers.," the ministry of labour and employment said. Further, around 1.18 million members exited but rejoined EPFO, an increase of 10.2% when compared to last year.

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