Employment in services (% of total employment) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 68.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in Jamaica stood at 68.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Jamaica peaked at 68.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1991.
Jamaica ranks 65th 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.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.6% | — |
| 1992 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 53.7% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 54.6% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 54.2% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 50.6% | 59.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 60.0% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 63.7% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 67.2% | 68.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 62 Lithuania 69.4% compare
- 63 Croatia 69.3% compare
- 64 Russian Federation 69.1% compare
- 66 Kazakhstan 68.8% compare
- 67 Belize 68.5% compare
- 68 United Arab Emirates 68.0% 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 employment in services (% of total employment) in Jamaica?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Jamaica was 68.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Jamaica ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).