Odisha has a population of about 4.47 crore across 30 districts, with roughly 1.07 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Odisha, labour force participation is 51.3% and unemployment is 10.6%.
19.6% of working young people hold regular jobs, 53.4% are self-employed, 27.0% 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 14.1 lakh registered MSMEs; 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 Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Odisha averaged 47.7% (59.0% in language, 41.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 76 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
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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