Pillar: Economic Participation
3.6% of jobs in West Singhbhum 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 ₹661.6, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Singhbhum, which ranks 22 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 71%. On workers in agriculture at 51.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in West Singhbhum are in the West Singhbhum district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Singhbhum youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.