Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Jamaica
Jamaica: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 3.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Jamaica is 3.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 45.3% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Jamaica peaked at 7.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 139th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -45.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 3.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 3.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.7%, 36% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -45.3% | 6.3% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.5% | 6.3% | 4 |
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 manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Jamaica?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Jamaica was 3.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Jamaica ranks 139th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).