Uttarakhand has a population of about 1.18 crore across 13 districts, with roughly 36.1 lakh young people aged 15 to 29.
In Uttarakhand, labour force participation is 61.9% and unemployment is 4.9%.
27.9% of working young people hold regular jobs, 60.8% are self-employed, 11.3% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 53.2% of the workforce, construction 7.4%, apparel and textiles 9.5%.
Per capita income is Rs 1.5 lakh per year; there are 305 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 18.3% of those MSMEs and services for 81.7%.
MSMEs employ around 9.5 lakh workers in Uttarakhand; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 15% of the labour force, across 9,029 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in Uttarakhand averaged 37.9% (44.4% in English, 31.5% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 63.6%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in Uttarakhand most often train young people as Traditional Hand Embroiderer, Technician 5G - Active Network Installation, Finisher & Packer.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Health Sanitary Inspector (NSQF).
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