Pillar: Economic Participation
1.3% of jobs in Jamui are formal, behind the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹500.3, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jamui, which ranks 32 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 75%. On workers in agriculture at 43.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Jamui are in the Jamui district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jamui youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.