Pillar: Economic Participation
4.7% of jobs in Deoghar 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 ₹718.6, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Deoghar, which ranks 18 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 30.5%. On self-employed workers at 61.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Deoghar are in the Deoghar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Deoghar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.