The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
30.2% of jobs in Papum Pare are formal, better than the typical district. 0.3% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹1,334, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 93% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Papum Pare, which ranks 1 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 25.2%. On self-employed workers at 53.4%, it sits close to the national mark.