Puducherry has a population of about 16.2 lakh across 4 districts, with roughly 3.7 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Puducherry, labour force participation is 43.6% and unemployment is 19.1%.
71.1% of working young people hold regular jobs, 11.3% are self-employed, 17.6% 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 63,451 registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 18.1% of those MSMEs and services for 81.9%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 18% of the labour force, across 1,342 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Puducherry averaged 39.3% (50.0% in language, 32.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 64 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
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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