An Employment Exchange or Model Career Centre that registers jobseekers, runs job fairs and offers free counselling.
Youth unemployment in Kachchh stands at 0.5%, better than the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 43.3%, close to the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kachchh, which ranks 14 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 50.9%. On average daily wage for regular work at ₹745.5 and informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.