Andhra Pradesh has a population of about 5.34 crore across 26 districts, with roughly 1.57 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
In Andhra Pradesh, labour force participation is 66.9% and unemployment is 4.4%.
23.8% of working young people hold regular jobs, 46.1% are self-employed, 30.1% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 66.7% of the workforce, construction 7.2%, apparel and textiles 5.7%.
Per capita income is Rs 1.3 lakh per year; there are 305 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 18.6% of those MSMEs and services for 81.4%.
MSMEs employ around 42.7 lakh workers in Andhra Pradesh; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 10% of the labour force, across 18,016 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Andhra Pradesh averaged 40.1% (48.7% in English, 31.6% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 62.8%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Andhra Pradesh most often train young people as Domestic Data Entry Operator, Sewing Machine Operator, Junior Software Developer.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Mechanic Diesel (NSQF).
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