The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
6.6% of jobs in Puri 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 ₹658.6, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Puri, which ranks 6 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 41.8%. On self-employed workers at 63.7%, it sits close to the national mark.