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.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Jammu and Kashmir, labour force participation is 49.7% and unemployment is 14.1%.
25.2% of working young people hold regular jobs, 59.1% are self-employed, 15.7% 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 6.2 lakh registered MSMEs; 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 Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Jammu and Kashmir averaged 40.0% (50.0% in language, 32.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 56 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
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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