About a fifth of India's people are between 15 and 29. The shape of their working lives — who is in the labour force, who has a regular wage job, who is stuck in casual work, and what sector employs them — varies sharply across the country.
India has 36 states and union territories and roughly eight hundred districts. Of a total population of about 142.34 crore, 36.59 crore are between 15 and 29.
Population-weighted labour force participation across India is 63.0%. unemployment is 3.5%. 24.9% of working young people hold regular jobs, 54.5% are self-employed, and 20.5% work in casual employment. agriculture employs 43.0% of the workforce, construction null, and apparel and textiles null. the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 11% of the labour force.
Highest labour force participation is in Himachal Pradesh (78.7%), Sikkim (77.9%), Chhattisgarh (75.9%). Lowest is in Delhi (48.8%), Bihar (51.1%), Lakshadweep (53.6%).
The highest share of regular wage employment among young workers is in Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu (77.1%), Chandigarh (65%), Puducherry (62.6%); the lowest is in Bihar (13.2%), Jharkhand (14.7%), Madhya Pradesh (14.9%).
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