An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Erode has 52,158 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹2,27,234, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Erode, which ranks 7 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 6.4%. The district has 87,637 registered service enterprises.