The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
37.4% of jobs in Ernakulam 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 ₹1,306, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 12% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 98% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ernakulam, which ranks 1 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 66.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 10.5% and self-employed workers at 23.2%.