An Employment Exchange or Model Career Centre that registers jobseekers, runs job fairs and offers free counselling.
Youth unemployment in Zunheboto 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.
59% of registered enterprises are in services while 41% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 25% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Zunheboto, which ranks 10 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 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.