Madhya Pradesh has a population of about 8.80 crore across 55 districts, with roughly 2.60 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
In Madhya Pradesh, labour force participation is 69.9% and unemployment is 1.4%.
14.8% of working young people hold regular jobs, 64.7% are self-employed, 20.5% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 59.2% of the workforce, construction 7.8%, apparel and textiles 5.2%.
Per capita income is Rs 63,379 per year; there are 208 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 19.0% of those MSMEs and services for 81.0%.
MSMEs employ around 48.2 lakh workers in Madhya Pradesh; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 3% of the labour force, across 25,457 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Madhya Pradesh averaged 38.0% (42.3% in English, 33.6% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 49.2%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Madhya Pradesh most often train young people as Customer Care Executive, IT Coordinator In School, Traditional Hand Embroiderer.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF).
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