Work & Labour in Jordan

89 indicators covering work & labour for Jordan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 12.5% 2025 up 10.9% 173rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 37.9% 2025 down 17.4% 131st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 40.1% 2025 up 6.4% 177th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.5% 2025 up 5.3% 150th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.7% 2025 up 11.9% 179th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 25.2% 2025 down 14.0% 165th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 17.3% 2025 up 20.1% 179th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 66.3% 2025 up 7.4% 160th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 42.8% 2025 up 8.5% 176th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 16.0% 2025 up 17.9% 179th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 87.1% 2025 up 4.6% 20th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 78.0% 2025 up 7.5% 5th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 93.3% 2025 up 2.6% 10th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 96.7% 2025 up 1.4% 4th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 16.1% 2025 down 23.8% 133rd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 88.8% 2025 up 4.3% 21st
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.1% 2025 down 92.7% 186th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 down 87.7% 165th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.1% 2025 down 88.5% 174th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 6.3% 2025 down 21.4% 149th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 18.2% 2025 down 22.4% 145th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 80.8% 2025 up 7.1% 17th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 11.2% 2025 down 24.8% 166th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 12.9% 2025 down 22.9% 167th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 3.3% 2025 down 29.1% 183rd
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.4% 2025 down 34.7% 98th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.8% 2025 down 34.8% 104th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.2% 2025 up 5.5% 131st
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 41.8% 2025 down 21.2% 12th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 37.9% 2025 up 46.1% 9th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 38.9% 2025 up 25.8% 8th
GDP per person employed 46,257 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 5.7% 89th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 16.8% 2024 up 41.2% 9th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 14.7% 2024 up 45.5% 10th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 25.0% 2024 up 20.8% 8th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 17.6% 2024 up 40.0% 188th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.6% 2024 up 3.2% 167th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 40.8% 2024 up 12.1% 190th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 13.8% 2024 up 10.6% 163rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 35.4% 2024 down 20.0% 132nd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 28.6% 2024 up 35.7% 186th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 25.0% 2024 down 14.3% 158th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 39.3% 2024 up 27.0% 5th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 41.3% 2024 up 54.1% 3rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 33.8% 2024 down 36.5% 14th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 34.8% 2025 down 26.5% 36th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 26.4% 2025 up 1.3% 23rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 30.6% 2025 down 15.6% 28th
Productivity: output per hour worked 16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 28.6% 88th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 9.1% 2025 down 16.5% 160th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 7.3% 2025 up 37.5% 174th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 23.5% 2025 down 30.7% 168th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 15.4% 2025 down 23.9% 179th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 7.9% 2025 down 19.7% 161st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 12.3% 2025 up 17.0% 179th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 53.2% 2025 up 0.8% 166th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 33.4% 2025 up 2.1% 180th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 2.1% 2025 down 40.4% 183rd
Unemployment with basic education 18.6% 2023 up 2.9% 10th
Unemployment with basic education, male 19.3% 2023 up 13.2% 9th