Arunachal Pradesh has a population of about 16.2 lakh across 27 districts, with roughly 5.2 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
In Arunachal Pradesh, labour force participation is 72.1% and unemployment is 5.8%.
20.4% of working young people hold regular jobs, 74.7% are self-employed, 4.9% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 69.7% of the workforce, construction 6.1%, apparel and textiles 0.4%.
Per capita income is Rs 1.0 lakh per year; there are 130 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 24.7% of those MSMEs and services for 75.3%.
MSMEs employ around 56,836 workers in Arunachal Pradesh; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 2% of the labour force, across 695 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Arunachal Pradesh averaged 40.7% (53.8% in English, 27.7% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 47.3%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Arunachal Pradesh most often train young people as Social Media Influencer, Domestic Data Entry Operator, Hand Embroiderer (Addawala).
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Draughtsman (Civil) (NSQF), Surveyor (NSQF).
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