The district arm for minimum wage complaints, e-Shram registration, BOCW welfare cards, and factory inspections.
22.3% of jobs in Cooch Behar are formal, better than the typical district. 5.7% of non-regular workers have any social security cover, close to the typical district. Regular wage workers earn ₹403.6, behind the typical district. The District Labour Office is charged with pushing formalisation and protection further into this workforce.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Cooch Behar, which ranks 13 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 37.3%, while it lags on workers in agriculture at 58.7%.