West Bengal has a population of about 10.05 crore across 23 districts, with roughly 2.43 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
Among young people aged 15 to 29 in West Bengal, labour force participation is 46.2% and unemployment is 10.5%.
26.0% of working young people hold regular jobs, 42.6% are self-employed, 31.4% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 36.4% of the workforce.
Per capita income is Rs 1.6 lakh per year; there are 21.8 lakh registered MSMEs; manufacturing accounts for 25.6% of those MSMEs and services for 74.4%.
The EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 8% of the labour force, across 48,652 registered establishments.
In the Ministry of Education's 2024 assessment of Grade 9 students, students in West Bengal averaged 42.7% (53.0% in language, 35.0% in mathematics); enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is about 75 for every 100 young people of secondary-school age.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in West Bengal most often train young people as Sewing Machine Operator, Street Food Vendor- Standalone, Assistant Electrician.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Welder (NSQF).
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