A Rural Self-Employment Training Institute giving rural youth one to six week courses, with food and lodging covered.
Jamui disburses ₹11,709 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 146.7 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, behind the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jamui, which ranks 37 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 75% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.1%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 97% and women-owned enterprises at 23.2%, it sits close to the national mark.