Work & Labour in Jordan 410 indicators covering work & labour for Jordan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 142.33 2024 down 31.7% 23rd Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 44.21 2024 up 13.5% 11th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 16.86 2024 down 8.5% 6th Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1.69 2024 down 77.8% 58th Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 0.059 2024 down 83.6% 59th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 20.17 2024 down 17.7% 9th Average hourly earnings of care employees 1.52 2023 down 23.1% 42nd Average hourly earnings of care employees 1.52 2023 down 23.1% 42nd Informal care employment 722.38 2023 up 286.2% 12th Informal care employment rate 71.75 2023 up 78.1% 2nd Care employment outside the formal sector 698.23 2023 up 327.8% 10th Share of care employment outside the formal sector 69.35 2023 up 97.3% 1st Average monthly earnings of employees 461 2013 up 88.9% 46th Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,518 2023 up 60.2% 27th Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 55.12 2023 up 23.3% 28th Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) 1,114 2023 up 105.0% 27th Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO) 40.44 2023 up 57.8% 30th Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 511.62 2023 up 0.2% 40th Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 511.62 2023 up 0.2% 40th Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status 13.15 2006 up 43.6% 6th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 15 2024 — 64th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.13 2024 — 65th Average monthly earnings of employees 461 2013 up 64.6% 41st Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant 2,313 2006 down 35.2% 20th SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 54.2 2024 up 21.4% 9th Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,549 2024 up 63.9% 12th Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 54.2 2024 up 21.4% 9th Informal employment rate 54.2 2024 up 21.4% 9th Employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,115 2024 up 106.2% 13th Share of employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition) 39.02 2024 up 52.7% 9th Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 2.73 2023 down 2.6% 38th Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 2.73 2023 down 2.6% 38th Informal employment in STEM occupations 16.26 2023 up 2.3% 29th Informal employment rate in STEM occupations 9.82 2023 down 16.1% 30th Children in employment 8.74 2023 down 80.9% 29th Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 5.03 2023 up 8.3% 27th Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 3.04 2023 down 11.2% 32nd Children in child labour 6.44 2023 down 82.0% 26th Share of children in child labour 0.952 2023 down 79.1% 30th Informal employment, female 45.9% 2024 up 31.3% 9th Informal employment, male 54.7% 2024 up 21.7% 6th Informal employment 53.1% 2024 up 23.2% 7th Fatal occupational injury rates 13.15 per 100,000 employees 2006 up 43.6% 6th Informal employment 93.4% 2024 up 3.1% 9th Informal employment, male 93.3% 2024 up 3.2% 9th Share of children in child labour -- General Production Boundary 0.952 2023 down 79.1% 25th Informal employment, female 94.8% 2024 up 2.7% 9th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS 16.6% 2023 down 8.4% 3rd Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th 8.4% 2023 down 22.6% 47th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS 55.1% 2023 up 23.5% 10th ← Previous Page 7 of 7