Pillar: Economic Participation
21% of jobs in Kalimpong are formal, better than the typical district. 2.1% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹450.4, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kalimpong, which ranks 7 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 44.6%. On workers in agriculture at 44.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Kalimpong are in the Kalimpong district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kalimpong youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.