Pillar: Economic Participation
8.8% of jobs in Purulia are formal, close to the typical district. 0.3% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹692.6, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purulia, which ranks 22 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 41.6%. On self-employed workers at 59.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Labour Office in Purulia are in the Purulia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purulia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.