<h1>State ranks fourth nationally with 8% industrial employment, 8.51% factories; 5.92% yearly employment growth, 5.7M jobs created</h1> The national industry survey for 2023-24 records the state among the top five jurisdictions for factory units and employment, reporting a 5.92% year-on-year rise in industrial employment and over 5.7 million jobs created in the past decade. The state claims an 8% national share of industrial employment and a 8.51% share of factories, ranking fourth nationally, and attributes growth to policies fostering domestic and foreign investment and development of traditional and new sectors. The sector contributed about 7% to gross value added amid nationwide industrial output and GVA increases.