Odisha has a population of about 4.66 crore across 30 districts, with roughly 1.33 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
In Odisha, labour force participation is 67.2% and unemployment is 3.9%.
14.5% of working young people hold regular jobs, 60.0% are self-employed, 25.5% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 69.8% of the workforce, construction 9.9%, apparel and textiles 5.1%.
Per capita income is Rs 90,172 per year; there are 231 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 20.4% of those MSMEs and services for 79.6%.
MSMEs employ around 28.1 lakh workers in Odisha; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 6% of the labour force, across 20,693 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Odisha averaged 37.9% (42.3% in English, 33.4% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 61.1%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Odisha most often train young people as Mushroom Grower(Entrepreneur), Hand Embroiderer (Addawala), Sewing Machine Operator.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Welder (NSQF).
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