Pillar: Economic Participation
10.4% of jobs in Rajkot 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 ₹640.4, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Rajkot, which ranks 8 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 33%. On self-employed workers at 61.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Rajkot are in the Rajkot district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Rajkot youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.