Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
4.8% of Jorhat's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 9,999 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jorhat, which ranks 4 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,57,441 and formal-sector jobs at 12.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Jorhat are in the Jorhat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jorhat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.