Delhi has a population of about 2.25 crore across 11 districts, with roughly 58.4 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Delhi, labour force participation is 36.2% and unemployment is 14.4%.
60.2% of working young people hold regular jobs, 31.1% are self-employed, 8.7% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 0.5% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 4.5 lakh per year; there are 10.7 lakh registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 26.5% of those MSMEs and services for 73.5%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 53% of the labour force, across 34,965 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Delhi averaged 50.3% (65.0% in language, 40.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 100 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Delhi most often train young people as Processed Food Entrepreneur, Domestic Data Entry Operator, Telecom Technician - IoT Devices/Systems.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF), REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING TECHNICIAN(NSQF).
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