An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Kannur has 16,434 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,69,679, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kannur, which ranks 7 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.1%. The district has 63,115 registered service enterprises.