Pillar: Economic Participation
15.8% of jobs in Meerut are formal, better than the typical district. 0.5% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹631.8, close to 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Meerut, which ranks 5 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 21% and self-employed workers at 50.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Meerut are in the Meerut district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Meerut youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.