Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Virudhunagar stands at 8.2%, better than 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.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Virudhunagar, which ranks 26 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 28.4%, while it lags on average daily wage for regular work at ₹524.7. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Model Career Centre in Virudhunagar are in the Virudhunagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Virudhunagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.