Ladakh has a population of about 3.0 lakh across 2 districts, with roughly 1.0 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
In Ladakh, labour force participation is 66.1% and unemployment is 6.2%.
25.3% of working young people hold regular jobs, 62.8% are self-employed, 11.8% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 47.5% of the workforce, construction 19.9%, apparel and textiles 1.7%.
There are 430 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 22.7% of those MSMEs and services for 77.3%.
MSMEs employ around 33,630 workers in Ladakh; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 2% of the labour force, across 127 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Ladakh averaged 40.9% (53.3% in English, 28.6% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 56.9%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Ladakh most often train young people as Traditional Hand Embroiderer, Yoga Instructor (B&W), Career and Education Counselor.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF), Stenographer & Secretarial Assistant (English) (NSQF), Data Entry Operator (NSQF).
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