Sikkim has a population of about 7.1 lakh across 6 districts, with roughly 2.2 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Sikkim, labour force participation is 56.9% and unemployment is 10.0%.
60.7% of working young people hold regular jobs, 32.8% are self-employed, 6.5% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 33.5% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 5.8 lakh per year; there are 21,843 registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 20.1% of those MSMEs and services for 79.9%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 8% of the labour force, across 435 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Sikkim averaged 44.3% (60.0% in language, 32.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 60 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Sikkim most often train young people as Customer Care Executive-Domestic- Non- Voice, Traditional Hand Embroiderer, Electric Vehicle Service Technician.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF), Electrician (NSQF), Machinist (NSQF).
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