Freelancer Jobs: Tamil Nadu sees surge in Google Search

It looks like TN is not just hit by Corona but also by the Job Market. TN has seen one of the biggest surges in search for Freelancer Jobs

On March 21st, The Google Search Index for Freelancer was 47, It is at a peak now at 100

What are the Key words people are searching?

Freelancer, Freelance, Freelance Jobs, Freelancer Jobs

On the other hand, at India Level, The Google Search Index for Freelancer was 65, It is at a peak now at 92

How is it for other Manufacturing States?

Maharashtra: On March 21st, The Google Search Index for Freelancer was 67, It now at 89

Gujarat: On March 21st, The Google Search Index for Freelancer was 60, It now at 81

So while the base was lower in TN, the spike has been huge.

Delhi too is Close to TN when it comes to searching for Freelancer Jobs

If one considers, last 90 days. TN leads the entire country, followed by Delhi, Karnataka and Telangana

Delhi: On March 21st, The Google Search Index for Freelancer was 66, It now at 96

Karnataka: On March 21st, The Google Search Index for Freelancer was 53, It now at 85

Telangana: On March 21st, The Google Search Index for Freelancer was 54, It now at 78

While Delhi is no a surprise given such a huge number of cases, what is surprising is that both Maharashtra and Karnataka where the jump is huge. Karnataka has managed COVID really well. However, one hypothesis could be the large number of start ups that are located in the city. Maharashtra is particularly interesting is because data suggests that it is one the few states where a big proportion of workers are still at home. One hypothesis could be that the Maharashtra Government has been far more aggressively warning companies about Lay Offs compared to other States

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