Pillar: Economic Participation
10.7% of jobs in Kakinada 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 ₹592.7, behind 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kakinada, which ranks 15 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 47.2%. On workers in agriculture at 44.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
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 Kakinada specifically, see the Kakinada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Kakinada youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.