Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Saharanpur stands at 5.6%, better than the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 42.8%, close to the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 39% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 67% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Saharanpur, which ranks 19 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 51.2%, while it lags on average daily wage for regular work at ₹528.3. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Model Career Centre in Saharanpur are in the Saharanpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Saharanpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.