Jharkhand has a population of about 4.00 crore across 24 districts, with roughly 1.15 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
In Jharkhand, labour force participation is 66.4% and unemployment is 1.6%.
13.4% of working young people hold regular jobs, 66.6% are self-employed, 20.0% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 61.5% of the workforce, construction 6.5%, apparel and textiles 3.5%.
Per capita income is Rs 60,938 per year; there are 155 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 17.7% of those MSMEs and services for 82.3%.
MSMEs employ around 16.2 lakh workers in Jharkhand; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 4% of the labour force, across 12,431 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Jharkhand averaged 36.0% (40.7% in English, 31.3% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 49.5%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Jharkhand most often train young people as Sewing Machine Operator, Craft Baker, Assistant Electrician.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Mechanic Diesel (NSQF).
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