Latur Snapshot — Economy, Jobs, Education

Y-POWER Score: 44.6 / 100

Ranked 22 of 36 districts in Maharashtra

64.6% of workers aged 15 and over in Latur work in agriculture, forestry or fishing, against 47.7% in the typical district in India. Latur has 1.2 lakh registered MSMEs, against 38,876 in the typical district in India; 76% are in services and 24% in manufacturing (typical district: 76% and 24%), and small and medium enterprises account for 4.1% of MSME employment (typical district: 3.3%). EPFO covers 2.4% of the labour force, against 2.1% in the typical district in India.* Bank deposits per person in Latur are ₹54,575, against ₹59,112 in the typical district in India. Its DPIIT One District One Product designations are Soya bean and Soya bean based products and Pulses. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 in Latur equals 81.8% of the population of that age, against 66.9% in the typical district in India.

* EPFO counts workers in the district where their employer is registered, measured against the people who live there, so districts with many commuters or head offices show higher coverage.

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