According to the Centre for Monitoring India Economy, five million salaried people in India lost their jobs in July. "17.7 million salaried jobs were lost in April 2020. An additional 0.1 million jobs were lost in May. Then, 3.9 million jobs were gained in June. But, 5 million jobs were lost in July," the CMIE data showed. "On a net basis, the plight of salaried employees has worsened since the lockdown began. In April, they lost 17.7 million jobs. But by July, their losses had swelled to 18.9 million," CMIE data revealed. CMIE added that ballooning numbers of job losses among salaried class is a source of worry.