Chandigarh has a population of about 12.4 lakh across 1 districts, with roughly 4.2 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
In Chandigarh, labour force participation is 58.6% and unemployment is 6.1%.
73.7% of working young people hold regular jobs, 20.5% are self-employed, 5.8% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 9.9% of the workforce, construction 11.8%, apparel and textiles 11.0%.
Per capita income is Rs 2.4 lakh per year; there are 427 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 15.2% of those MSMEs and services for 84.8%.
MSMEs employ around 1.5 lakh workers in Chandigarh; 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 54.2% (65.3% in English, 43.0% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 92.3%.
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), Stenographer & Secretarial Assistant (English) (NSQF).
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