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EPFO records 13% growth in net addition to nearly 22 lakh members in June
Aug-21-2025

The Labour Ministry in its latest payroll data has showed that retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) recorded a 13.46% year-on-year growth in net member addition of 21.89 lakh in June, marking the highest recorded addition since payroll data tracking began in April 2018. Besides, on a month-on-month basis, net payroll additions increased 9.14%. The ministry indicated that the 13.46% year-on-year rise reflects increased employment opportunities and heightened awareness of employee benefits, bolstered by EPFO’s effective outreach initiatives. In the month of June 2025, the EPFO enrolled around 10.62 lakh new subscribers, representing a year-on-year growth of 3.61% and 12.68% growth over May 2025. 

The data highlighted that the 18-25 age group contributed a major chunk of new subscribers amongst total new EPFO subscribers added in June 2025. The EPFO added 6.39 lakh new subscribers in the 18-25 age group, constituting a significant 60.22% of the total new subscriber addition in the month. Further, new subscribers in the 18-25 age group added in the month show an increase of 14.08% compared to the previous month of May 2025. The net payroll addition for the age group in June 2025 is around 9.72 lakh, reflecting an increase of 11.41% from the previous month of May 2025 and a 12.15% year-on-year growth. This is in consonance with the earlier trend, which indicates that most individuals joining the organised workforce are youth, primarily first-time job seekers.

As per state-wise analysis of payroll data, the top five states/ UTs constitute around 61.51% of net payroll addition, registering a total of around 13.46 lakh net payroll in June. Further, Maharashtra led the pack by adding 20.03% of the net payroll during the month. Moreover, industry-wise data showed, significant month-on-month growth in the net payroll addition of people working in establishments engaged in various sectors, such as school, expert services, building and construction industry, university, college, electrical, mechanical or general engineering products, trading-commercial firms, and financing companies. Meanwhile, out of the total net membership, around 42.14% addition is from expert services, where manpower suppliers constitute around 51.31%.

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