An Employment Exchange or Model Career Centre that registers jobseekers, runs job fairs and offers free counselling.
Youth unemployment in Shivamogga stands at 3.1%, better than the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 42.3%, behind the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Shivamogga, which ranks 20 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 40.1%. On average daily wage for regular work at ₹644.9 and informal workers with any social-security cover at 0.9%, it sits close to the national mark.