Pillar: Economic Participation
12.8% of jobs in Namakkal are formal, better than the typical district. 0.3% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹785.6, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Namakkal, which ranks 15 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 28.4% and self-employed workers at 35.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Namakkal are in the Namakkal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Namakkal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.