Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.4% of Latehar's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 2,265 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Latehar, which ranks 13 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,25,712 and formal-sector jobs at 7.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Latehar are in the Latehar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Latehar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.