The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
13.3% of jobs in Ludhiana 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 ₹496.6, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 99% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ludhiana, which ranks 2 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 7.5% and self-employed workers at 33.7%.