The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
21.5% of jobs in Kottayam 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 ₹788.3, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 88% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kottayam, which ranks 3 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 28.5% and self-employed workers at 31.2%.