Annual working hours per worker in Jamaica
Jamaica: Annual working hours per worker was 1,963 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Jamaica, 1986–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Jamaica is 1,963 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Jamaica peaked at 1,999 hours per worker in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,865 hours per worker, in 1986.
Jamaica ranks 68th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,912 hours per worker | 1,865 hours per worker | 1,973 hours per worker | 4 |
| 1990s | 1,962 hours per worker | 1,938 hours per worker | 1,999 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,963 hours per worker | 1,946 hours per worker | 1,971 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,936 hours per worker | 1,907 hours per worker | 1,954 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,926 hours per worker | 1,878 hours per worker | 1,963 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More work & labour data for Jamaica
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.0% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Jamaica?
- Annual working hours per worker in Jamaica was 1,963 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,999 hours per worker in 1998.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,865 hours per worker in 1986.
- How does Jamaica rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Jamaica ranks 68th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.