Pillar: Economic Participation
12% of jobs in Chittoor are formal, better than the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹718.7, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chittoor, which ranks 12 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 47.4%, while it lags on workers in agriculture at 53.3%.
What the District Labour Office is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the District Labour Office reference. For Chittoor specifically, see the Chittoor district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Chittoor youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.