Mizoram has a population of about 12.7 lakh across 11 districts, with roughly 3.5 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Mizoram, labour force participation is 26.4% and unemployment is 14.5%.
20.0% of working young people hold regular jobs, 50.6% are self-employed, 29.3% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 33.5% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 2.3 lakh per year; there are 37,309 registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 21.8% of those MSMEs and services for 78.2%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 1% of the labour force, across 122 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Mizoram averaged 37.3% (47.0% in language, 31.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 73 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Mizoram most often train young people as Bamboo Work Artisan, Traditional Hand Embroiderer, Baking Technician/Operative.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Mechanic (Motor Vehicle) (NSQF), Electronics Mechanic (NSQF), Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF).
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