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