Work & Labour in Jordan 410 indicators covering work & labour for Jordan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 93.3% 2025 up 2.6% 11th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 16.1% 2025 down 23.8% 133rd Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 18.2% 2025 down 22.4% 146th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 6.3% 2025 down 21.4% 149th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.1% 2025 down 88.5% 174th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 down 87.7% 165th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.1% 2025 down 92.7% 187th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 88.8% 2025 up 4.3% 22nd Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 87.1% 2025 up 4.6% 21st Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 96.7% 2025 up 1.4% 4th 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% 184th Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.4% 2025 down 34.7% 99th Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.8% 2025 down 34.8% 105th Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.2% 2025 up 5.5% 132nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 9.3% 174th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 9.3% 174th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 7.9% 2025 down 19.7% 161st GDP per person employed 46,257 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 5.7% 89th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 9.2% 98th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 9.2% 98th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7084 % change on previous year 2025 down 93.6% 117th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.7084 % change on previous year 2025 down 93.6% 117th GDP per employed person 46,257 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 5.7% 89th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP -0.182 2027 up 4.7% 175th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP -0.182 2027 up 4.7% 175th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0531 units per square kilometre 2023 up 43.9% 45th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0355 units per square kilometre 2023 up 63.4% 90th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 112.67 2025 up 20.7% 117th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 3.2% 2023 down 6.3% 145th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 1.77 2025 up 301.1% 133rd Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 17.64 2024 up 40.0% 188th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 17.64 2024 up 40.0% 188th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 17.64 2024 up 40.0% 188th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0296 units per square kilometre 2023 up 55.9% 99th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0296 units per square kilometre 2023 up 55.9% 99th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year 2023 down 483.9% 145th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 40.82 2024 up 12.1% 202nd 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 SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 45.85 2026 up 4.3% 95th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 45.85 2026 up 4.3% 95th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 16.39 2027 down 11.0% 40th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 16.39 2027 down 11.0% 40th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 136,768 2027 up 30.3% 102nd Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 17.59 2027 up 6.9% 172nd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 48.49 2027 up 2.6% 6th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 0.177 2027 down 50.7% 187th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 4.99 2027 down 37.5% 177th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 3,419 2027 up 30.3% 102nd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 30.94 2027 down 18.7% 25th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 702.74 2027 down 7.1% 62nd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.6% 2024 up 3.2% 167th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 17.6% 2024 up 40.0% 190th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 40.8% 2024 up 12.1% 190th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 17.6% 2024 up 40.0% 188th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 17.6% 2024 up 40.0% 188th Female labor force participation rate 17.6% 2024 up 40.0% 188th ← Previous Page 2 of 7 Next →