An Employment Exchange or Model Career Centre that registers jobseekers, runs job fairs and offers free counselling.
Youth unemployment in Chennai stands at 12.1%, behind the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 49.6%, close to the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 12% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chennai, which ranks 2 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 62.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on average daily wage for regular work at ₹984.3 and self-employed workers at 23.2%. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.