Pillar: Economic Participation
6.6% of jobs in Puri 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 ₹658.6, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Puri, which ranks 4 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 41.8%. On self-employed workers at 63.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Puri are in the Puri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Puri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.