Youth in Haryana: Economy, Jobs, Education, Skills and Districts

Haryana has a population of about 3.13 crore across 22 districts, with roughly 81.0 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.

Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Haryana, labour force participation is 39.7% and unemployment is 11.8%.

48.3% of working young people hold regular jobs, 33.9% are self-employed, 17.8% work in casual employment.

By sector, agriculture employs 24.8% of the workforce.

Per capita income is Rs 3.5 lakh per year; there are 14.2 lakh registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 22.9% of those MSMEs and services for 77.1%.

The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 34% of the labour force, across 33,755 registered establishments.

In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Haryana averaged 43.7% (54.0% in language, 36.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 80 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.

Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Haryana most often train young people as Animator, Domestic Data Entry Operator, Automotive Machining Operator.

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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Districts in Haryana