Pillar: Economic Participation
5.7% of jobs in Pandhurna 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 ₹747.2, 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 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pandhurna, which ranks 10 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on workers in agriculture at 63.4%. On self-employed workers at 60%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Pandhurna are in the Pandhurna district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pandhurna youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.