Pillar: Economic Participation
19.7% of jobs in Samba 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 ₹807.7, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Samba, which ranks 5 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 32.6% and self-employed workers at 49.3%.
What the District Labour Office is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the District Labour Office reference. For Samba specifically, see the Samba district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Samba youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.