Maharashtra has a population of about 12.74 crore across 36 districts, with roughly 3.82 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
In Maharashtra, labour force participation is 63.9% and unemployment is 3.5%.
33.1% of working young people hold regular jobs, 45.2% are self-employed, 21.7% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 53.7% of the workforce, construction 7.8%, apparel and textiles 6.2%.
Per capita income is Rs 1.5 lakh per year; there are 461 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 20.6% of those MSMEs and services for 79.4%.
MSMEs employ around 1.57 crore workers in Maharashtra; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 25% of the labour force, across 1.2 lakh registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Maharashtra averaged 37.9% (46.4% in English, 29.4% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 68.2%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Maharashtra most often train young people as Security Supervisor, Traditional Hand Embroiderer, Safai Karamchari.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Welder (NSQF).
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