The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
22.6% of jobs in Jharsuguda 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 ₹564.1, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jharsuguda, which ranks 2 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 36.4% and self-employed workers at 46.5%.