The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
10.5% of jobs in Sambalpur 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 ₹585.8, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sambalpur, which ranks 7 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 39.1% and self-employed workers at 49.4%.