An Employment Exchange or Model Career Centre that registers jobseekers, runs job fairs and offers free counselling.
Youth unemployment in Jorhat stands at 16.9%, behind the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 54.9%, better than 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. 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 self-employed workers at 43.7%. On average daily wage for regular work at ₹755.3 and informal workers with any social-security cover at 6.1%, it sits close to the national mark.