Jammu and Kashmir has a population of about 1.39 crore across 20 districts, with roughly 39.9 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
In Jammu and Kashmir, labour force participation is 69.0% and unemployment is 5.5%.
24.7% of working young people hold regular jobs, 61.4% are self-employed, 13.9% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 43.2% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 1.5 lakh per year; there are 616105 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 25.5% of those MSMEs and services for 74.5%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 3% of the labour force, across 5,828 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Jammu and Kashmir averaged 40.0% (50.0% in English, 32.0% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 56.0%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Jammu and Kashmir most often train young people as Traditional Hand Embroiderer, Hand Embroiderer (Addawala), CCTV Installation Technician.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF), Stenographer & Secretarial Assistant (English) (NSQF), Plumber (NSQF).
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