The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
5.9% of jobs in Anantapur 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 ₹707.6, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 84% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Anantapur, which ranks 23 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 48.6%, while it lags on workers in agriculture at 53.7%.