The last few years has witnessed a steep rise in the Economy of Angul District, with the setting up of the various public sector undertakings like National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited (MCL), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS).
Agriculture is the major contributor to the District's Economy with about 2, 16,403 hectares of land being cultivated, providing direct and indirect employment to about 70% of the total workforce of the District as per the 2001 census.