Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Jorhat has 3.1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 13.8% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 28% use the internet, close to the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
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 trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 15.4% and young men using the internet at 38.1%.