West Bengal has a population of about 9.96 crore across 23 districts, with roughly 2.97 crore young people aged 15 to 29.
In West Bengal, labour force participation is 63.5% and unemployment is 2.6%.
21.9% of working young people hold regular jobs, 53.5% are self-employed, 24.6% work in casual employment.
By sector, agriculture employs 49.7% of the workforce, construction 8.5%, apparel and textiles 8.2%.
Per capita income is Rs 74,334 per year; there are 167 registered MSMEs per 10,000 residents; manufacturing accounts for 24.0% of those MSMEs and services for 76.0%.
MSMEs employ around 44.6 lakh workers in West Bengal; the EPFO-covered formal sector accounts for about 7% of the labour force, across 48,652 registered establishments.
In the Class 10 National Achievement Survey 2021, students in West Bengal averaged 37.3% (44.0% in English, 30.6% in mathematics); secondary enrolment in classes 9 to 12 is 66.3%.
Government-funded short skill courses under PMKVY in West Bengal most often train young people as Sewing Machine Operator, Street Food Vendor- Standalone, Beauty Therapist.
The most-taken Industrial Training Institute (ITI) trades by admission are Electrician (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF), Welder (NSQF).
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