Employers, total (% of total employment) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 4.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Jamaica stood at 4.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Jamaica peaked at 4.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1992.
Jamaica ranks 63rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% | — |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +38.8% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +42.2% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +35.2% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 60 Albania 4.2% compare
- 61 Brazil 4.2% compare
- 62 Cape Verde 4.2% compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 4.1% compare
- 65 Mauritania 4.1% compare
- 66 Suriname 4.1% compare
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, total (% of total employment) in Jamaica?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Jamaica was 4.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1992.
- How does Jamaica rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Jamaica ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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, total (% of total 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).