Gujarat has a population of about 7.41 crore across 33 districts, with roughly 1.83 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Gujarat, labour force participation is 58.4% and unemployment is 2.5%.
38.2% of working young people hold regular jobs, 47.4% are self-employed, 14.4% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 41.4% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 2.9 lakh per year; there are 30.3 lakh registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 31.4% of those MSMEs and services for 68.6%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 13% of the labour force, across 87,829 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Gujarat averaged 40.0% (50.0% in language, 32.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 60 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Gujarat most often train young people as Planner - Diamond Processing, Sewing Machine Operator, Traditional Hand Embroiderer.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Wireman (NSQF).
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