Pillar: Economic Participation
3% of jobs in Aligarh are formal, behind the typical district. 0.2% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹470.1, behind 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 57% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Aligarh, which ranks 18 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.6 out of 100. On workers in agriculture at 47.8% and self-employed workers at 63%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Aligarh are in the Aligarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Aligarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.