Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Jammu has 7 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 13.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 58.7% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
87% of registered enterprises are in services while 13% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jammu, which ranks 4 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 82.2%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 29.6%, it sits close to the national mark.