Bihar has a population of about 13.23 crore across 38 districts, with roughly 3.87 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Bihar, labour force participation is 34.3% and unemployment is 12.1%.
13.7% of working young people hold regular jobs, 56.6% are self-employed, 29.7% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 48.6% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 58,994 per year; there are 20.3 lakh registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 24.3% of those MSMEs and services for 75.7%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 3% of the labour force, across 11,574 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Bihar averaged 44.0% (52.0% in language, 39.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 44 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Bihar most often train young people as Technical artist -AR-VR, Traditional Hand Embroiderer, Field Technician Other Home Appliances.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Mechanic Diesel (NSQF).
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