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- Azim Premji University’s 'State of Working India 2026' finds high unemployment among 15- to 29-year-olds, with 40% unemployed in the 15- to 25-year group.
- Access to higher education for poorer families rose 7%.
- Many young men withdrew from education to support households, rising from 58% (2017) to 72% (2023).
- Post-COVID, employment rates improved.
- Most new jobs were in agriculture; the report calls for employment creation to harness India's demographic dividend.
