Pillar: Economic Participation
45.1% of jobs in Karaikal are formal, better than the typical district. 0.5% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹945.3, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Karaikal, which ranks 2 of 2 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 8.9% and self-employed workers at 22.6%.
What the District Labour Office is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the District Labour Office reference. For Karaikal specifically, see the Karaikal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Karaikal youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.