Work & Labour in Jamaica 323 indicators covering work & labour for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.76 % change on previous year 2100 up 8.0% 225th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.69 % change on previous year 2100 up 8.6% 222nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.83 % change on previous year 2100 up 7.5% 225th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year 2050 down 19.5% 205th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0152 % change on previous year 2050 down 96.1% 187th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,904 1000 No 2050 up 1.8% 144th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 799.47 1000 No 2050 down 19.1% 122nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 544.43 1000 No 2100 down 17.4% 152nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 522.35 1000 No 2100 down 16.2% 152nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,067 1000 No 2100 down 16.8% 152nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 33.3% 87th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per capita 0.001 1000 No per person 2025 unchanged 26th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 33.5% 87th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 down 0.3% 108th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 33.1% 87th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 up 0.3% 74th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.6% 76th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita 0.0004 1000 No per person 2025 down 6.5% 73rd Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.6% 89th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0006 1000 No per person 2025 up 7.0% 106th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 706.47 2027 down 6.0% 144th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 69.7 2027 up 6.1% 31st Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,625 2027 up 13.1% 134th Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.62 2027 down 51.1% 127th Labour dependency ratio 0.805 2027 down 27.8% 175th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 20,438 2027 down 3.0% 136th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,582 2027 down 3.0% 122nd Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 67.18 2027 up 10.5% 26th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.0404 % change on previous year 2027 up 103.3% 175th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3383 % change on previous year 2027 down 84.0% 131st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square 0.2622 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 2.0% 40th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square 0.1297 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 1.8% 43rd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square 0.1325 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 2.3% 39th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 down 4.1% 28th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.1552 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 8.4% 39th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.6% 2025 up 6.2% 31st Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.3% 2025 up 5.0% 45th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% 2025 up 2.6% 81st Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 63.0% 2025 up 7.7% 30th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.0% 2025 up 7.5% 67th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% 2025 up 5.8% 82nd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.5% 2025 up 9.4% 67th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.5% 2025 up 10.3% 103rd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 40.7% 2025 up 5.5% 117th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 34.2% 2025 up 16.8% 88th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 5.9% 136th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 13.3% 17th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 82.6% 2025 up 2.6% 81st Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.2% 102nd Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 24.4% 78th Employment 1,560 2025 up 21.7% 134th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 1,560 2025 up 21.7% 134th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 10.8% 2025 down 58.1% 108th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.1% 2025 down 54.8% 125th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 13.0% 2025 down 61.4% 97th Employment in services (% of total employment) 68.9% 2025 up 2.4% 65th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 54.3% 2025 up 3.6% 84th Page 1 of 6 Next →