ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Panama
Panama: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 279.54 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Panama, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Panama stood at 279.54 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Panama peaked at 279.54 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 206.43 1000 No, in 2011.
That places Panama 58th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Panama, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 222.34 1000 No | — |
| 2011 | 206.43 1000 No | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 235.29 1000 No | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 237.52 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 231.94 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 235.7 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 225.19 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 227.83 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 233.15 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 234.22 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 207.51 1000 No | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 226.07 1000 No | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 279.54 1000 No | +23.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 279.54 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 653.42 1000 No, 43% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Panama's 279.54 1000 No is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 388.42 1000 No, 72% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 228.96 1000 No | 206.43 1000 No | 237.52 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 237.71 1000 No | 207.51 1000 No | 279.54 1000 No | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More economy & growth data for Panama
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -870.79 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -190.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 938.47 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -55.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 205.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -8.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Panama?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Panama was 279.54 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 279.54 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 206.43 1000 No in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Panama ranks 58th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.