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Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Jamaica

Employment-to-population ratio in Jamaica in 2025 — 67.28%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.81 pp.

2025 67.28% +0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 26of 182
Period maximum 67.37%2023
Period minimum 55.45%2012

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Jamaica, 1991–20255560657019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 66.47%1992: 66.05%1993: 65.83%1994: 65.39%1995: 65.01%1996: 64.39%1997: 63.88%1998: 63.32%1999: 62.65%2000: 62.17%2001: 61.72%2002: 61.41%2003: 61.13%2004: 61.09%2005: 60.89%2006: 60.65%2007: 60.4%2008: 60.09%2009: 57.63%2010: 55.88%2011: 55.93%2012: 55.45%2013: 55.85%2014: 56.89%2015: 59.72%2016: 59.32%2017: 60.82%2018: 61.9%2019: 63.63%2020: 60.62%2021: 62.29%2022: 64.89%2023: 67.37%2024: 67.26%2025: 67.28%
Change over the period: +0.81 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jamaica

Jamaica 67.28%
World 58.06%
Latin America & Caribbean 59.29%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 59.7%
Employment-to-population ratio — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 67.28 +0.03 pp
2024 67.26 −0.11 pp
2023 67.37 +2.48 pp
2022 64.89 +2.61 pp
2021 62.29 +1.67 pp
2020 60.62 −3.01 pp
2019 63.63 +1.73 pp
2018 61.9 +1.09 pp
2017 60.82 +1.5 pp
2016 59.32 −0.4 pp
2015 59.72 +2.83 pp
2014 56.89 +1.05 pp
2013 55.85 +0.39 pp
2012 55.45 −0.48 pp
2011 55.93 +0.05 pp
2010 55.88 −1.75 pp
2009 57.63 −2.47 pp
2008 60.09 −0.3 pp
2007 60.4 −0.25 pp
2006 60.65 −0.24 pp
2005 60.89 −0.2 pp
2004 61.09 −0.04 pp
2003 61.13 −0.28 pp
2002 61.41 −0.31 pp
2001 61.72 −0.45 pp
2000 62.17 −0.49 pp
1999 62.65 −0.66 pp
1998 63.32 −0.57 pp
1997 63.88 −0.51 pp
1996 64.39 −0.62 pp
1995 65.01 −0.39 pp
1994 65.39 −0.43 pp
1993 65.83 −0.22 pp
1992 66.05 −0.42 pp
1991 66.47 —

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

JM Jamaica 67.28 BS Bahamas 66.98 LC Saint Lucia 61.81 DO Dominican Republic 61.54 BB Barbados 60.47 TT Trinidad and Tobago 55.83 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 55.68 HT Haiti 54.38 CU Cuba 51.34 VI United States Virgin Islands 48.14 PR Puerto Rico 40.22
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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How much output one employed person creates in a year — in constant PPP dollars.

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The share of workers who work for themselves — from entrepreneurs to the informally employed.

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