The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
12% of jobs in Surat 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 ₹659.4, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Surat, which ranks 6 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 9.2% and self-employed workers at 41.9%.