The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
24.9% of jobs in Nicobar are formal, better than the typical district. 0% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹1,034, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% 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 Nicobar, which ranks 3 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 21.3% and self-employed workers at 50.2%.