Jamaica - Employment in industry

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Jamaica was 5.72 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 12.48 in 1995, while its lowest value was 4.64 in 2006.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 11.96
1992 11.60
1993 11.63
1994 11.67
1995 12.48
1996 11.75
1997 9.91
1998 8.45
1999 7.47
2000 6.22
2001 6.12
2002 6.47
2003 6.33
2004 5.42
2005 5.24
2006 4.64
2007 5.15
2008 5.50
2009 5.79
2010 6.14
2011 6.55
2012 6.51
2013 5.91
2014 5.92
2015 5.67
2016 6.04
2017 6.16
2018 6.01
2019 5.72

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Jamaica was 24.68 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 27.55 in 2004, while its lowest value was 21.70 in 2014.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 24.52
1992 24.67
1993 25.05
1994 24.69
1995 26.10
1996 26.58
1997 24.88
1998 25.12
1999 25.16
2000 24.34
2001 24.78
2002 24.90
2003 25.34
2004 27.55
2005 26.88
2006 27.40
2007 25.73
2008 25.21
2009 24.29
2010 23.73
2011 23.15
2012 22.16
2013 22.15
2014 21.70
2015 21.90
2016 23.09
2017 23.23
2018 24.17
2019 24.68

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Jamaica was 16.18 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 20.32 in 1996, while its lowest value was 14.93 in 2015.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 19.18
1992 19.08
1993 19.21
1994 19.01
1995 20.21
1996 20.32
1997 18.66
1998 18.27
1999 17.98
2000 16.99
2001 17.14
2002 17.31
2003 17.45
2004 18.26
2005 17.77
2006 17.76
2007 17.05
2008 16.78
2009 16.37
2010 16.23
2011 16.06
2012 15.46
2013 15.22
2014 14.94
2015 14.93
2016 15.66
2017 15.70
2018 16.10
2019 16.18

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity