ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Jamaica
Jamaica: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 44.5 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Jamaica, 2008–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Jamaica stood at 44.5 %. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Jamaica peaked at 55.2 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44.5 %, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 22nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 50.5 % | — |
| 2009 | 53.9 % | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 55.2 % | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 50.9 % | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 51.9 % | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 51.7 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.2 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 49.6 % | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 49.1 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 48.5 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 46.6 % | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 48 % | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 47 % | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 46.2 % | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 44.5 % | -3.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 44.5 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.5 %, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 44.5 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5 %, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2 % | 50.5 % | 53.9 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.52 % | 46.6 % | 55.2 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.42 % | 44.5 % | 48 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.07 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 305.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -38.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Jamaica?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Jamaica was 44.5 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5 % in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Jamaica ranks 22nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, 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.