Pillar: Economic Participation
3.4% of jobs in Chandauli 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 ₹626.2, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 64% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chandauli, which ranks 26 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 35.7%. On self-employed workers at 54.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Chandauli are in the Chandauli district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chandauli youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.