The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
45.1% of jobs in Pondicherry are formal, better than the typical district. 0.5% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹945.3, better than the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pondicherry, which ranks 1 of 2 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 8.9% and self-employed workers at 22.6%.