Employers, male (% of male employment) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 5.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 5.1% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Jamaica peaked at 5.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1992.
That places Jamaica 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.4% | — |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +45.1% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | +49.0% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +21.7% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -15.5% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +37.8% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | -0.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 5.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 5.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More work & labour data for Jamaica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0152 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,904 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 799.47 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 544.43 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 522.35 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,067 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Jamaica?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Jamaica was 5.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1992.
- How does Jamaica rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Jamaica ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).