Chandigarh has a population of about 12.7 lakh across 1 districts, with roughly 3.5 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
In Chandigarh, labour force participation is 61.9% and unemployment is 5.9%.
65.0% of working young people hold regular jobs, 28.1% are self-employed, 6.9% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 0.5% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 4.2 lakh per year; there are 63269 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 15.5% of those MSMEs and services for 84.5%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 40% of the labour force, across 2,111 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Chandigarh averaged 54.0% (70.0% in English, 43.0% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 85.9%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Chandigarh most often train young people as Sewing Machine Operator, General Duty Assistant, Domestic Data Entry Operator.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF), Sewing Technology (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF).
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