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Jamaica Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Jamaica labor force participation rate for 2022 was 32.72%, a 1.04% decline from 2021.
  • Jamaica labor force participation rate for 2021 was 33.75%, a 0.7% decline from 2020.
  • Jamaica labor force participation rate for 2020 was 34.46%, a 1.26% decline from 2019.
  • Jamaica labor force participation rate for 2019 was 35.72%, a 1.39% increase from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
Jamaica Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 32.72% -1.04%
2021 33.75% -0.70%
2020 34.46% -1.26%
2019 35.72% 1.39%
2018 34.32% -2.17%
2017 36.49% 0.15%
2016 36.33% 2.34%
2015 34.00% 1.18%
2014 32.82% 0.33%
2013 32.49% 1.50%
2012 30.99% -2.27%
2011 33.26% 2.19%
2010 31.08% -3.33%
2009 34.40% -4.02%
2008 38.42% -0.29%
2007 38.71% -0.29%
2006 39.00% -0.29%
2005 39.28% -0.29%
2004 39.57% -0.81%
2003 40.38% -0.75%
2002 41.13% -0.75%
2001 41.88% -1.45%
2000 43.33% -1.47%
1999 44.80% -2.09%
1998 46.90% -0.95%
1997 47.85% -0.95%
1996 48.79% -0.94%
1995 49.74% -0.94%
1994 50.68% -0.94%
1993 51.61% -0.93%
1992 52.54% -0.93%
1991 53.48% 53.48%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%