Odisha has a population of about 4.47 crore across 30 districts, with roughly 1.07 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
In Odisha, labour force participation is 67.9% and unemployment is 3.3%.
16.7% of working young people hold regular jobs, 57.8% are self-employed, 25.5% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 50.4% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 1.9 lakh per year; there are 1411434 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 23.9% of those MSMEs and services for 76.1%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 6% of the labour force, across 20,367 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Odisha averaged 47.7% (59.0% in English, 41.0% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 76.2%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Odisha most often train young people as Mushroom Grower(Entrepreneur), Hand Embroiderer (Addawala), Multi Skill Technician (Electrical).
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Fitter (NSQF), Electrician (NSQF), Mechanic (Motor Vehicle) (NSQF).
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