The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
3.8% of jobs in Gaya 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 ₹782, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gaya, which ranks 6 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.7 out of 100. On workers in agriculture at 47.7% and self-employed workers at 60.3%, it sits close to the national mark.