The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
9.8% of jobs in Wayanad are formal, close to the typical district. 0.1% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹956.6, 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 96% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Wayanad, which ranks 15 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 32.8%. On workers in agriculture at 45%, it sits close to the national mark.