An Employment Exchange or Model Career Centre that registers jobseekers, runs job fairs and offers free counselling.
Youth unemployment in Poonch stands at 10.9%, close to the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 56.1%, better than the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Poonch, which ranks 18 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on average daily wage for regular work at ₹888.3, while it lags on self-employed workers at 65.7%. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.