Puducherry has a population of about 16.2 lakh across 4 districts, with roughly 3.7 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
In Puducherry, labour force participation is 58.9% and unemployment is 5.8%.
62.6% of working young people hold regular jobs, 22.6% are self-employed, 14.8% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 8.9% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 2.8 lakh per year; there are 63451 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 18.1% of those MSMEs and services for 81.9%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 16% of the labour force, across 1,973 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Puducherry averaged 39.3% (50.0% in English, 32.0% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 64.3%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Puducherry most often train young people as Traditional Hand Embroiderer, Customer Care Executive-Domestic- Non- Voice, Retail Sales Associate.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Fitter (NSQF), Electrician (NSQF), Wireman (NSQF).
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