Pillar: Economic Participation
1.6% of jobs in Ambedkar Nagar are formal, behind the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹536.9, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ambedkar Nagar, which ranks 45 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on workers in agriculture at 57.9% and self-employed workers at 69.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Ambedkar Nagar are in the Ambedkar Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ambedkar Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.