Pillar: Economic Participation
21.7% of jobs in Cooch Behar are formal, better than the typical district. 4.1% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹429.6, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cooch Behar, which ranks 12 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 40.7%. On workers in agriculture at 52.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Cooch Behar are in the Cooch Behar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cooch Behar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.