Youth in Gujarat: economy, jobs, education, and skills

Gujarat has a population of about 7.24 crore across 33 districts, with roughly 2.17 crore young people aged 15 to 29.

In Gujarat, labour force participation is 68.2% and unemployment is 1.5%.

32.6% of working young people hold regular jobs, 52.3% are self-employed, 15.1% work in casual employment.

By sector, agriculture employs 56.9% of the workforce, construction 4.5%, apparel and textiles 5.1%.

Per capita income is Rs 1.8 lakh per year; there are 342 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 31.2% of those MSMEs and services for 68.8%.

MSMEs employ around 68.9 lakh workers in Gujarat; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 12% of the labour force, across 87,829 registered establishments.

In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Gujarat averaged 35.5% (41.3% in English, 29.8% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 49.5%.

Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Gujarat most often train young people as Sewing Machine Operator, Planner - Diamond Processing, Drone Service Technician.

The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF), Mechanic Diesel (NSQF), Wireman (NSQF).

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Districts in Gujarat