A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
Jharsuguda has 3,351 manufacturing MSMEs. 62.1% 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jharsuguda, which ranks 2 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 7.7%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,27,535.