
The report places Karnataka among relatively “older” Indian States, alongside Kerala and Tamil Nadu, where the share of the working-age population is no longer rising significantly.
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Karnataka has entered a state of demographic transition where a large working-age population will no longer be enough to drive economic growth, and future gains will depend on how productively people are employed, the ‘State of Working India 2026’ report said.
The report by Azim Premji University was released in Bengaluru on Tuesday. It examines how India’s school-to-work transition has evolved over the last 40 years.
Published – March 24, 2026 10:07 pm IST


