An Employment Exchange or Model Career Centre that registers jobseekers, runs job fairs and offers free counselling.
Youth unemployment in Bongaigaon stands at 16.2%, behind the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 39.1%, behind the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 3.1% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 67% of the population of that age.
In Bongaigaon, which ranks 12 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on average daily wage for regular work at ₹851.5, against ₹707.2 nationally, while it lags on self-employed workers at 66.1%, against 59.3% nationally. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.