The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
6.3% of jobs in Bathinda 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 ₹679.4, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 90% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bathinda, which ranks 13 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.2 out of 100. On workers in agriculture at 47.7% and self-employed workers at 59.3%, it sits close to the national mark.