The Indian white-collar job market maintained its growth momentum in February this year, recording a 4 per cent year-on-year increase, mainly led by recruitments in the Artificial Intelligence (AI-ML) and hospitality sectors, a report said on Monday. The job market has begun the new year on a positive note, reporting positive growth in both January and February. "Moreover, considering that February last year saw an 8 per cent de-growth, it looks even more promising this year around. While AI/ML hiring continues its buoyant trend, it is also encouraging to see sectors like Hospitality driving growth," Naukri Chief Business Officer Pawan Goyal said, quoting the Naukri JobSpeak Index report. The Naukri JobSpeak is a monthly Index that tracks Indian job market trends and hiring activity based on new job listings and recruiter searches on Naukri.com's resume database. Further, the report revealed that the other sectors which demonstrated positive performance in February include real est