Nagoan has many rice and oil mills & the jute and sugar sector have made a mark. Many small-scale industrial units have developed. Proper geographical exploration of the alluvial tracts may yield valuable oil-bearing tertiary formations. Agriculture is the predominant economic activity of the people. Next to agriculture, handloom and weaving is the main industrial activity. Major crops grown in the district are paddy, potato, mustard, jute, sugarcane, wheat, oilseeds and vegetables. The main plantation and horticultural crops are banana, pineapple, betel nut, coconut, etc.

Morigaon The Small Scale Industries in Morigaon have a vast potential for self-employment and economic development of Assam. This district has acquired pre-eminent position in the economic structure of the country. The contribution of the sector both towards the economic advancement/development and removal of economic disparties among cross section of the society has been tremendous.

Lakimpur is one of the rural areas and is fully dependant on agriculture. 98% of the total live in rural areas and about 45% of the total population are workers of which
60% are cultivators,
30% are marginal workers,
about 4% are agricultural labourers ,
another 4% are engaged in trade & commerce, transport & communication,
1% in breeding livestock, forestry, fishing etc and
only 1.62% is dependant on manufacturing, processing & repairing in household industry.

Karbi Anglong has an agricultural economy and paddy is the main crop. Except for the valleys, the people follow the jhum system of cultivation. Although the district is abundant in raw materials only a few industries have come up.

Golaghat has an agro based economy. Tea, Rice and Sugarcane are the main agricultural crops grown in the district..Tea is the largest agro based industry and there are 63 large Tea gardens producing about 20000MT of tea per year. Moreover, emergence of small tea growers in the agrarian scene has heralded a new revolution in the district. Small scale tea cultivation has got considerable popularity here because of high profit in comparison with other high land crops. It has caught the fancy of educated unemployed youths to take the tea as there profession by choice rather than by circumstance.Rearing and reeling of Muga and Endi, making of Japi (headgear) and earthen Potential and extraction of Agaru oil are the cottage industries prevail in Golaghat district. Quality Muga silk and Agaru oil in Golaghat district are considered as superior.

Jorhat has a number of small scale and cottage industries in the field of cane work and bamboo work , silver jewellery , furniture making , brass smithy , umbrella making, soap manufacturing to name a few .In case of big and medium industries in the district, Tea continues to occupy a major place. Other industries like Manufacturing of food productsmanufacturing of Non-metallic mineral productsand manufacturing of wood & wood products, furniture's and fixtures occupy a significant place in the district's economy

Dibrugarh is the Tea City of the North East. The other industries in this districts are Oil and Gas.

Darrang
In Darrang the main polyester industry is the Prag Bosimi Synthetics Ltd. located at Sipajhar, which employs a large number of skilled and unskilled labour. There are also a few tea factories.

Barapeta
The main crops of the district are paddy, wheat, mustard, tea, lentil, green gram, black gram, potato, and vegetables. Major horticultural product are banana, coconut, areca nut, papaya, lemon etc. Beside this large numbers of crops are grown in the district which are exported to other districts including Guwahati are tomato, cabbage, lentils, gourd, cauliflower, brinjal cucumber, pumpkin, ladysfinger, bean etc during peak-season of the vegetables.

Karimganj
Economy of Karimganj district is agrarian in character with as much as 60% of the active workforce engaged in cultivation. Together with Farming, Livestock, Fishery, Forestry etc, the Primary sector of economy engages a total of 68% of active workforce . The Primary sector of this district also includes plantation of tea and rubber , fishing , livestock , poultry and forestry . Secondary sector constitutes Oil and Gas and Tertiary sector encompasses Construction , Trade & Commerce Transport and communication