Pillar: Economic Participation
12.4% of jobs in Biswanath are formal, better than the typical district. 0.3% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹513.7, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Biswanath, which ranks 33 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 48.5%. On workers in agriculture at 48.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Biswanath are in the Biswanath district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Biswanath youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.