Bihar has a population of about 12.86 crore across 38 districts, with roughly 3.46 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
In Bihar, labour force participation is 52.9% and unemployment is 3.8%.
9.3% of working young people hold regular jobs, 63.8% are self-employed, 26.9% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 48.8% of the workforce, construction 9.6%, apparel and textiles 6.0%.
Per capita income is Rs 29,909 per year; there are 119 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 23.5% of those MSMEs and services for 76.5%.
MSMEs employ around 39.5 lakh workers in Bihar; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 3% of the labour force, across 11,574 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Bihar averaged 35.2% (36.5% in English, 34.0% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 41.4%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Bihar most often train young people as Technical artist -AR-VR, Traditional Hand Embroiderer, Multi Skill Technician (Electrical).
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Mechanic Diesel (NSQF).
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