An Employment Exchange or Model Career Centre that registers jobseekers, runs job fairs and offers free counselling.
Youth unemployment in Meluri stands at 14.4%, behind the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 57.4%, better than the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
55% of registered enterprises are in services while 45% are in manufacturing. Only 31% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Meluri, which ranks 7 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on average daily wage for regular work at ₹1,063, while it lags on self-employed workers at 66.5%. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.