Youth in Assam: economy, jobs, education, and skills

Assam has a population of about 3.67 crore across 35 districts, with roughly 98.9 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.

In Assam, labour force participation is 66.1% and unemployment is 4.0%.

19.0% of working young people hold regular jobs, 58.1% are self-employed, 22.9% work in casual employment.

By sector, agriculture employs 43.7% of the workforce.

Per capita income is Rs 1.5 lakh per year; there are 1088825 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 30.4% of those MSMEs and services for 69.6%.

The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 2% of the labour force, across 8,552 registered establishments.

In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Assam averaged 42.0% (53.0% in English, 35.0% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 60.8%.

Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Assam most often train young people as Bamboo Work Artisan, Organic Grower, Self Employed Tailor.

The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Mechanic Diesel (NSQF).

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Districts in Assam