Jammu and Kashmir has a population of about 1.38 crore across 20 districts, with roughly 41.4 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
In Jammu and Kashmir, labour force participation is 66.9% and unemployment is 5.8%.
22.8% of working young people hold regular jobs, 64.7% are self-employed, 12.5% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 41.9% of the workforce, construction 14.1%, apparel and textiles 7.3%.
Per capita income is Rs 73,947 per year; there are 375 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 25.2% of those MSMEs and services for 74.8%.
MSMEs employ around 13.4 lakh workers in Jammu and Kashmir; 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 40.4% (49.9% in English, 30.8% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 52.0%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Jammu and Kashmir most often train young people as Traditional Hand Embroiderer, Hand Embroiderer (Addawala), Domestic IT Helpdesk Attendant.
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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