The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
6.3% of jobs in Poonch 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 ₹888.3, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Poonch, which ranks 18 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on workers in agriculture at 55.2% and self-employed workers at 65.7%.