The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
12.1% of jobs in Kathua 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 ₹702.1, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kathua, which ranks 7 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 32.5% and self-employed workers at 48.7%.