Pillar: Economic Participation
9% of jobs in Kanpur Nagar 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 ₹788.6, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanpur Nagar, which ranks 6 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 30.8%. On self-employed workers at 59.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Kanpur Nagar are in the Kanpur Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanpur Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.