Kerala has a population of about 3.59 crore across 14 districts, with roughly 89.7 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
In Kerala, labour force participation is 60.3% and unemployment is 8.7%.
39.5% of working young people hold regular jobs, 34.6% are self-employed, 25.9% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 25.9% of the workforce, construction 12.3%, apparel and textiles 13.5%.
Per capita income is Rs 1.5 lakh per year; there are 245 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 24.4% of those MSMEs and services for 75.6%.
MSMEs employ around 23.6 lakh workers in Kerala; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 8% of the labour force, across 19,029 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Kerala averaged 40.2% (51.3% in English, 29.1% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 82.6%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Kerala most often train young people as Telecom Technician - IoT Devices/Systems, Sewing Machine Operator - Knits, Sewing Machine Operator.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Draughtsman (Civil) (NSQF), Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF).
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