Goa has a population of about 16.0 lakh across 2 districts, with roughly 3.6 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Goa, labour force participation is 54.7% and unemployment is 14.8%.
66.4% of working young people hold regular jobs, 22.5% are self-employed, 11.1% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 6.0% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 5.8 lakh per year; there are 90,239 registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 17.0% of those MSMEs and services for 83.0%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 42% of the labour force, across 3,399 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Goa averaged 47.7% (62.0% in language, 37.0% 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 Goa most often train young people as Street Food Vendor- Standalone, Bridal, Fashion and Portfolio Makeup Artist, Security Guard.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF).
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