Arunachal Pradesh has a population of about 16.0 lakh across 27 districts, with roughly 4.5 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Arunachal Pradesh, labour force participation is 50.1% and unemployment is 19.9%.
18.0% of working young people hold regular jobs, 70.8% are self-employed, 11.2% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 61.4% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 2.1 lakh per year; there are 30,819 registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 28.3% of those MSMEs and services for 71.7%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 2% of the labour force, across 689 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Arunachal Pradesh averaged 44.3% (60.0% in language, 34.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 58 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Arunachal Pradesh most often train young people as Social Media Influencer, Domestic Data Entry Operator, Bamboo Work Artisan.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Draughtsman (Civil) (NSQF), Surveyor (NSQF), Mechanic (Motor Vehicle) (NSQF).
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