Uttar Pradesh has a population of about 24.29 crore across 75 districts, with roughly 6.74 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Uttar Pradesh, labour force participation is 41.4% and unemployment is 7.7%.
18.0% of working young people hold regular jobs, 59.2% are self-employed, 22.7% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 49.4% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 92,106 per year; there are 49.8 lakh registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 26.8% of those MSMEs and services for 73.2%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 4% of the labour force, across 51,352 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in Uttar Pradesh averaged 40.0% (48.0% in language, 34.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 61 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Uttar Pradesh most often train young people as Traditional Hand Embroiderer, Multi Skill Technician (Electrical), Field Technician - Air Conditioner.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF).
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