Youth in Rajasthan: economy, jobs, education, and skills

Rajasthan has a population of about 8.19 crore across 41 districts, with roughly 2.47 crore young people aged 15 to 29.

In Rajasthan, labour force participation is 65.9% and unemployment is 4.8%.

19.3% of working young people hold regular jobs, 67.0% are self-employed, 13.7% work in casual employment.

By sector, agriculture employs 56.6% of the workforce, construction 14.7%, apparel and textiles 5.2%.

Per capita income is Rs 84,935 per year; there are 307 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 26.8% of those MSMEs and services for 73.2%.

MSMEs employ around 66.2 lakh workers in Rajasthan; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 5% of the labour force, across 28,490 registered establishments.

In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Rajasthan averaged 44.9% (48.5% in English, 41.4% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 52.5%.

Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Rajasthan most often train young people as Electric Vehicle Service Technician, Traditional Hand Embroiderer, Animator.

The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Mechanic Diesel (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF).

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Districts in Rajasthan