Pillar: Economic Participation
21.9% of jobs in Dehradun are formal, better than the typical district. 0.3% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹687.3, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dehradun, which ranks 5 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 16% and self-employed workers at 46%.
What the District Labour Office is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the District Labour Office reference. For Dehradun specifically, see the Dehradun district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Dehradun youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.