Pillar: Economic Participation
12.2% of jobs in Gariyaband 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 ₹526.4, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 44% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gariyaband, which ranks 12 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 26.1% and self-employed workers at 37.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Gariyaband are in the Gariyaband district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gariyaband youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.