Work & Labour in Jamaica 323 indicators covering work & labour for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Part time employment, female 13.0% 2023 down 29.6% 85th Part time employment, male 10.8% 2023 down 26.7% 69th Part time employment, total 11.8% 2023 down 27.7% 80th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 3 Co-inventions 2023 down 66.7% 101st Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 53.5% 2025 down 3.3% 54th Annual working hours per worker 1,963 hours per worker 2023 up 2.0% 68th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,963 hours per worker 2023 up 2.0% 68th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 3.5% 2023 down 46.4% 150th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 3.0% 2023 down 68.9% 143rd Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,963 hours per worker 2023 up 2.0% 68th Incidence of part-time employment 7.19 2023 down 42.6% 106th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 145.16 2023 down 40.6% 74th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 19.39 2023 down 41.6% 49th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 104.78 2023 down 39.8% 68th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 19.7 2023 down 41.7% 38th Employees 842.22 2023 up 29.0% 84th Unemployment of previously employed persons 30.96 2023 down 65.7% 81st Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 43.63 2023 up 0.9% 18th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 42.84 2023 up 0.5% 34th Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 24.98 2023 down 63.4% 73rd Youth employees 294.16 2023 up 42.6% 69th Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 43.83 2023 up 0.8% 17th Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 42.9 2023 up 0.6% 29th Average monthly earnings of employees 37,140 2014 up 21.5% 28th Average monthly earnings of employees 37,140 2014 up 21.5% 26th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.516 2014 up 11.7% 10th Median monthly earnings of employees 17,329 2014 down 0.0% 31st Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 3.5% 2023 down 46.4% 139th Female share of employment in senior and middle management 63.9% 2014 up 4.1% 1st Median monthly earnings of employees 17,329 2014 down 0.0% 30th Median monthly earnings of employees 17,329 2014 down 0.0% 30th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 1.38 2024 up 12.2% 122nd Own-account workers, total 36.8% 2016 up 7.2% 47th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 159.37 2023 up 9.0% 71st Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.72 2023 down 84.7% 76th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.7469 2014 unchanged 35th Labor market, Overall 0.7245 2014 unchanged 38th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.198 2014 unchanged 85th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.8087 2014 unchanged 27th Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 216.17 1990 down 52.0% 63rd Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 84.7 2023 up 13.2% 24th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 86.44 2023 up 6.5% 34th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 2.02 2023 down 74.1% 71st Average hourly earnings of employees 212.32 2014 up 16.9% 24th Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.16 2023 down 85.3% 72nd Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 63.5% 2023 down 1.3% 26th Share of male workers in informal employment 63.5% 2023 down 1.3% 26th Share of workers in informal employment 54.6% 2023 down 5.2% 34th Share of female workers in informal employment 44.2% 2023 down 9.8% 36th Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 54.6% 2023 down 5.2% 34th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 54.6% 2023 down 5.2% 37th Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 41.47 2023 up 5.2% 18th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 41.47 2023 up 5.2% 17th Gender wage gap -6.22 2014 down 140.6% 60th Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 166.2 2014 down 0.2% 56th Public sector employees 159.37 2023 up 10.5% 57th Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 60,048 2014 up 28.1% 25th Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 60,048 2014 up 28.1% 24th ← Previous Page 5 of 6 Next →