The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
19.5% of jobs in Kanyakumari are formal, better than the typical district. 0.6% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹660.4, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 92% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kanyakumari, which ranks 6 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 19.2% and self-employed workers at 32.1%.