The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
4.2% of jobs in Burhanpur 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 ₹427, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Burhanpur, which ranks 46 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 44.2%, while it lags on workers in agriculture at 66.5%.