Pillar: Economic Participation
8.2% of jobs in Tenkasi are formal, close to the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹557.1, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tenkasi, which ranks 37 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 23.7% and self-employed workers at 45.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Tenkasi are in the Tenkasi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tenkasi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.