Work & Labour in Jordan

410 indicators covering work & labour for Jordan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 34.0% 2024 up 5.8% 172nd
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 15,301 2006 down 4.4% 47th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 15.2% 2024 down 11.8% 153rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 20.8% 2024 down 26.2% 149th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 9.1% 2024 up 98.4% 147th
Part time employment, female 3.1% 2024 down 73.5% 105th
Part time employment, male 3.5% 2024 down 63.3% 101st
Part time employment, total 3.4% 2024 down 65.5% 105th
Patents - international collaboration in technology development 51 Co-inventions 2023 up 82.1% 52nd
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 45.0% 2025 up 4.9% 107th
Annual working hours per worker 2,483 hours per worker 2023 up 0.4% 4th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,483 hours per worker 2023 up 0.4% 4th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 8.4% 2023 down 22.5% 105th
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 16.6% 2023 up 31.9% 12th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,483 hours per worker 2023 up 0.4% 4th
Incidence of part-time employment 6.81 2024 down 44.7% 108th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 1,044 2024 up 77.4% 41st
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 34.19 2024 down 16.9% 9th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 633.36 2024 down 14.0% 38th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 29.39 2024 down 22.8% 10th
Employees 2,515 2024 up 39.3% 62nd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 48.13 2024 up 0.6% 4th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 48.41 2024 up 1.3% 11th
Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 361.97 2024 up 21.8% 24th
Youth employees 733.05 2024 up 34.5% 45th
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 48.74 2024 up 2.4% 2nd
Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 48.96 2024 up 2.9% 4th
Average monthly earnings of employees 351.32 2024 down 0.5% 97th
Average monthly earnings of employees 351.32 2024 down 0.5% 95th
Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 97,922 1996 down 75.4% 51st
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.22 2024 down 10.9% 89th
Median monthly earnings of employees 300 2024 down 6.2% 92nd
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 8.4% 2023 down 22.5% 99th
Female share of employment in senior and middle management 52.3% 2023 down 17.4% 3rd
Median monthly earnings of employees 300 2024 down 6.2% 91st
Median monthly earnings of employees 300 2024 down 6.2% 91st
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 3.48 2024 up 12.3% 56th
Own-account workers, total 9.2% 2016 down 2.4% 153rd
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 640.37 2024 up 3.3% 41st
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 16.85 2024 down 8.5% 7th
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.69 2024 down 77.8% 88th
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 0.059 2024 down 83.6% 90th
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 70.43 2024 down 11.9% 33rd
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.8765 2014 unchanged 12th
Labor market, Overall 0.7858 2014 up 1.4% 24th
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.7534 2014 unchanged 52nd
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.7309 2014 up 6.6% 26th
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.6477 2014 unchanged 62nd
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 20.11 2024 down 16.9% 10th
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 142.33 2024 down 31.7% 39th
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2,313 2006 down 54.7% 18th
Informal employment 1,550 2024 up 63.6% 36th
Informal employment rate 54.22 2024 up 21.3% 33rd
Employment outside the formal sector 1,116 2024 up 105.5% 36th
Share of employment outside the formal sector 39.05 2024 up 52.4% 35th
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 0.439 2024 down 97.0% 79th
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 0.056 2024 down 97.8% 79th
Average hourly earnings of employees 1.84 2024 down 7.0% 73rd
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 10.8 1989 7th