Telangana has a population of about 3.82 crore across 33 districts, with roughly 1.16 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
In Telangana, labour force participation is 67.4% and unemployment is 4.9%.
25.2% of working young people hold regular jobs, 57.2% are self-employed, 17.6% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 59.7% of the workforce, construction 9.2%, apparel and textiles 5.5%.
Per capita income is Rs 1.7 lakh per year; there are 355 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 18.5% of those MSMEs and services for 81.5%.
MSMEs employ around 36.5 lakh workers in Telangana; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 23% of the labour force, across 34,134 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Telangana averaged 39.0% (48.4% in English, 29.5% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 67.7%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Telangana most often train young people as Application Developer - Web & Mobile, Customer Care Executive-Domestic- Non- Voice, Telecom Technician - IoT Devices/Systems.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Mechanic Diesel (NSQF).
See Telangana district-by-district Y-POWER scores · Find government schemes for youth in Telangana · How this data is calculated