Pillar: Economic Participation
5.2% of jobs in Saharanpur are formal, behind the typical district. 0.3% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹528.3, behind 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 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. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 34.2% and self-employed workers at 51.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office 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.