Chandigarh has a population of about 12.7 lakh across 1 districts, with roughly 3.5 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Chandigarh, labour force participation is 51.1% and unemployment is 10.7%.
70.4% of working young people hold regular jobs, 21.8% are self-employed, 7.8% 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 63,269 registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 15.5% of those MSMEs and services for 84.5%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 45% of the labour force, across 2,111 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Chandigarh averaged 54.0% (70.0% in language, 43.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 86 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
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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