Pillar: Economic Participation
14.2% of jobs in Sundargarh are formal, better than the typical district. 0.2% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹602.8, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sundargarh, which ranks 3 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 47.2%. On workers in agriculture at 43.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Sundargarh are in the Sundargarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sundargarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.