Pillar: Economic Participation
18.5% of jobs in Guntur 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 ₹679.4, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Guntur, which ranks 3 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 28.6% and self-employed workers at 34.8%.
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 Guntur specifically, see the Guntur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Guntur youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.