A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
Jorhat has 9,999 manufacturing MSMEs. 48% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jorhat, which ranks 5 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.8%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,57,441, it sits close to the national mark.