Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Mumbai stands at 7.4%, better than the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 48.1%, close to the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 21% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mumbai, which ranks 1 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 66.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on average daily wage for regular work at ₹1,225 and self-employed workers at 30.4%. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Model Career Centre in Mumbai are in the Mumbai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mumbai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.