Work & Labour in Jamaica 323 indicators covering work & labour for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment rate of men vs. women 2.4% 2025 down 63.4% 157th Female unemployment rate 4.3% 2025 down 62.6% 117th Share of male vs. female employment in industry 26.7% 2025 up 20.6% 85th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 18.9% 2025 down 25.5% 88th Share of male vs. female employment in services 54.3% 2025 up 3.6% 83rd Employment rate, men vs. women 74.5% 2025 up 9.7% 37th Employment rate 67.3% 2025 up 12.7% 26th Youth unemployment rate 10.8% 2025 down 58.1% 107th Population by labor force status 518,758 people 2025 down 20.9% 143rd Employee compensation as share of government spending 38.0% 2020 down 1.0% 36th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 112.5 Persons 2022 up 39.1% 81st Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 77.16 Persons 2022 up 24.7% 108th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.4% 2020 up 76.6% 129th Female labor force by age 28,662 people 2024 up 83.4% 113th Labor force participation rate by age 37.4% 2024 up 14.1% 101st Female labor force participation rate by age 34.1% 2024 up 25.9% 87th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 10.4% 2024 down 60.6% 115th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0085 units per square kilometre 2023 down 51.4% 31st Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0006 units per square kilometre 2023 down 58.4% 123rd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 6.21 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.8% 22nd Employment by status 64.2% 2024 up 7.8% 100th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 64.2% 2024 up 7.8% 100th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 5.2 units per square kilometre 2023 up 159.8% 16th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 5.2 units per square kilometre 2023 up 159.8% 15th Employment 1,316 2023 up 19.1% 112th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 3.78 % change on previous year 2023 up 555.4% 15th Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year 2023 up 555.4% 15th Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year 2023 up 555.4% 15th Cases of fatal occupational injury 0 1997 down 100.0% 123rd Annual growth of GDP per employed person 1.6% 2025 up 132.9% 96th Unemployment with basic education 1.4% 2023 down 79.8% 120th Unemployment with basic education, male 1.0% 2023 down 80.1% 124th Unemployment with intermediate education 4.0% 2023 down 71.1% 99th Unemployment with basic education, female 2.2% 2023 down 79.4% 113th Unemployment with advanced education 1.7% 2023 down 75.4% 120th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 5.2% 2023 down 70.2% 87th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 1.38 2024 up 12.2% 112th Level of national compliance with labor rights 1.38 score 2024 up 12.2% 113th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 19.7% 2023 down 41.7% 42nd Unemployment with intermediate education, male 3.1% 2023 down 72.2% 101st Labor force with basic education, female 42.9% 2023 up 4.8% 45th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 20.3% 2023 down 47.3% 56th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 19.1% 2023 down 34.3% 26th Labor force with basic education, male 67.1% 2023 down 0.9% 47th Labor force with basic education 56.3% 2023 up 1.8% 45th Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 63.1% 2023 up 19.2% 31st Labor force with intermediate education, male 74.6% 2023 up 9.3% 60th Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 68.8% 2023 up 14.3% 40th Unemployment with advanced education, male 1.8% 2023 down 65.0% 114th Labor force with advanced education, male 76.5% 2023 down 2.1% 100th Labor force with advanced education 76.7% 2023 up 0.3% 77th Labor force with advanced education, female 76.8% 2023 up 1.8% 53rd Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 58.2% 2023 up 25.8% 41st Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 70.8% 2023 up 10.3% 61st Unemployment with advanced education, female 1.6% 2023 down 79.3% 117th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 64.4% 2023 up 17.1% 47th Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 1,200 1997 up 645.3% 86th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 34.2% 2023 up 45.3% 74th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 37.7% 2023 up 26.2% 82nd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 30.6% 2023 up 78.6% 67th ← Previous Page 4 of 6 Next →