Pillar: Economic Participation
7.5% of jobs in Purba Bardhaman are formal, behind the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹606.1, 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purba Bardhaman, which ranks 10 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 46.1%. On workers in agriculture at 50.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Purba Bardhaman are in the Purba Bardhaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purba Bardhaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.