Youth in Mizoram: economy, jobs, education, and skills

Mizoram has a population of about 12.7 lakh across 11 districts, with roughly 3.5 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.

In Mizoram, labour force participation is 58.9% and unemployment is 2.5%.

27.6% of working young people hold regular jobs, 62.9% are self-employed, 9.6% 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 37309 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; 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 Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Mizoram averaged 37.3% (47.0% in English, 31.0% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 73.4%.

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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Districts in Mizoram