Pillar: Economic Participation
6.2% of jobs in Bhavnagar 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 ₹660.1, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bhavnagar, which ranks 19 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 37.2%. On self-employed workers at 55.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Bhavnagar are in the Bhavnagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhavnagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.