The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
15.4% of jobs in Khowai are formal, better than the typical district. 1.7% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹717.5, close to the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
59% of registered enterprises are in services while 41% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khowai, which ranks 2 of 8 in Tripura for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on workers in agriculture at 19.2% and self-employed workers at 41.5%.