Jamaica - Employment to population ratio

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) in Jamaica was 22.18 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 25.57 in 2019, while its lowest value was 17.14 in 2013.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

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

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Year Value
2008 24.88
2009 22.08
2010 19.25
2011 20.79
2012 18.12
2013 17.14
2014 17.50
2015 17.18
2016 22.89
2017 24.10
2018 24.06
2019 25.57
2020 23.52
2021 22.18

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Jamaica was 18.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 26.83 in 1991, while its lowest value was 14.98 in 2013.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

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

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Year Value
1991 26.83
1992 26.23
1993 26.29
1994 26.67
1995 24.90
1996 23.14
1997 21.61
1998 21.53
1999 19.79
2000 19.56
2001 19.80
2002 20.94
2003 23.12
2004 19.12
2005 20.09
2006 21.04
2007 21.06
2008 20.54
2009 19.70
2010 18.23
2011 17.71
2012 16.35
2013 14.98
2014 15.14
2015 16.43
2016 19.80
2017 20.83
2018 20.68
2019 22.16
2020 18.85

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) in Jamaica was 30.11 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 37.82 in 2008, while its lowest value was 28.32 in 2015.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

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

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Year Value
2008 37.82
2009 33.15
2010 29.46
2011 31.50
2012 28.73
2013 29.83
2014 30.75
2015 28.32
2016 32.11
2017 33.41
2018 32.64
2019 34.97
2020 32.23
2021 30.11

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Jamaica was 26.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 46.89 in 1991, while its lowest value was 26.42 in 2013.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

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

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Year Value
1991 46.89
1992 45.80
1993 42.87
1994 43.09
1995 40.02
1996 39.31
1997 37.03
1998 35.84
1999 34.81
2000 34.37
2001 34.16
2002 34.50
2003 36.39
2004 34.68
2005 34.72
2006 34.88
2007 35.32
2008 33.34
2009 30.62
2010 28.68
2011 27.81
2012 26.80
2013 26.42
2014 26.74
2015 27.30
2016 27.87
2017 29.06
2018 28.39
2019 30.19
2020 26.67

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) in Jamaica was 26.20 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 31.37 in 2008, while its lowest value was 22.87 in 2015.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

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

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Year Value
2008 31.37
2009 27.61
2010 24.36
2011 26.15
2012 23.43
2013 23.53
2014 24.18
2015 22.87
2016 27.56
2017 28.82
2018 28.42
2019 30.31
2020 27.94
2021 26.20

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Jamaica was 22.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 36.82 in 1991, while its lowest value was 20.83 in 2013.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

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

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Year Value
1991 36.82
1992 35.98
1993 34.56
1994 34.86
1995 32.46
1996 31.22
1997 29.30
1998 28.67
1999 27.27
2000 26.91
2001 26.95
2002 27.70
2003 29.77
2004 26.96
2005 27.51
2006 28.08
2007 28.32
2008 27.07
2009 25.27
2010 23.57
2011 22.87
2012 21.69
2013 20.83
2014 21.06
2015 21.98
2016 23.92
2017 25.03
2018 24.61
2019 26.26
2020 22.84

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Jamaica was 51.12 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 53.88 in 2019, while its lowest value was 42.47 in 2001.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

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

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Year Value
1995 47.87
1996 46.61
1997 45.34
1999 42.89
2001 42.47
2007 48.90
2008 50.58
2009 48.75
2010 47.11
2011 46.92
2012 46.70
2013 46.25
2014 46.92
2015 46.20
2016 49.68
2017 51.35
2018 52.36
2019 53.88
2020 51.26
2021 51.12

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Jamaica was 49.86 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 52.65 in 2019, while its lowest value was 42.17 in 2001.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

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

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Year Value
1991 47.57
1992 47.08
1993 46.85
1994 46.74
1995 45.90
1996 45.08
1997 44.43
1998 44.73
1999 43.50
2000 42.61
2001 42.17
2002 42.66
2003 44.22
2004 45.68
2005 47.03
2006 48.28
2007 48.87
2008 48.90
2009 47.34
2010 45.80
2011 45.57
2012 44.94
2013 44.95
2014 45.72
2015 46.20
2016 48.39
2017 49.99
2018 51.02
2019 52.65
2020 48.35
2021 49.86

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Jamaica was 65.01 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 70.60 in 2008, while its lowest value was 63.30 in 2015.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

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

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Year Value
1995 68.51
1996 67.95
1997 67.70
1999 65.87
2001 65.73
2007 69.50
2008 70.60
2009 67.71
2010 65.74
2011 65.51
2012 64.60
2013 64.13
2014 64.78
2015 63.30
2016 66.06
2017 66.98
2018 67.28
2019 68.70
2020 65.32
2021 65.01

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Jamaica was 64.70 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 69.13 in 1991, while its lowest value was 61.84 in 2012.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

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

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Year Value
1991 69.13
1992 68.76
1993 67.32
1994 67.89
1995 66.63
1996 66.87
1997 66.16
1998 66.06
1999 65.56
2000 65.36
2001 65.26
2002 64.84
2003 65.46
2004 67.64
2005 68.00
2006 68.42
2007 69.04
2008 68.19
2009 65.59
2010 63.77
2011 63.47
2012 61.84
2013 62.11
2014 62.91
2015 63.29
2016 64.30
2017 65.26
2018 65.62
2019 66.89
2020 63.30
2021 64.70

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Jamaica was 57.95 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 61.14 in 2019, while its lowest value was 53.68 in 2001.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

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

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Year Value
1995 57.83
1996 56.91
1997 56.13
1999 53.99
2001 53.68
2007 58.90
2008 60.31
2009 57.96
2010 56.16
2011 55.95
2012 55.39
2013 54.99
2014 55.67
2015 54.62
2016 57.72
2017 59.02
2018 59.68
2019 61.14
2020 58.16
2021 57.95

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Jamaica was 57.16 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 59.66 in 2019, while its lowest value was 53.27 in 2012.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

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

See also:

Year Value
1991 58.07
1992 57.64
1993 56.83
1994 57.07
1995 56.04
1996 55.75
1997 55.09
1998 55.21
1999 54.35
2000 53.80
2001 53.51
2002 53.53
2003 54.61
2004 56.41
2005 57.27
2006 58.13
2007 58.75
2008 58.37
2009 56.31
2010 54.65
2011 54.39
2012 53.27
2013 53.41
2014 54.19
2015 54.62
2016 56.23
2017 57.51
2018 58.21
2019 59.66
2020 55.71
2021 57.16

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity