Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 8.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Jamaica, 2008–2023
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2023, part time employment, female in Jamaica stood at 8.1%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Jamaica peaked at 28.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 106th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28.0% | — |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +55.3% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -29.9% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -17.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 8.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.4%, 27% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 8.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.9%, 24% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female (% of total female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +55.3% | 10.5% | 16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 16.9% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 10.5% | 17.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 8.1% | 16.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 103 Saint Lucia 9.6% compare
- 104 Russia 9.4% compare
- 105 Seychelles 8.8% compare
- 107 Moldova 7.9% compare
- 108 Jordan 7.3% compare
- 109 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.3% 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 part time employment, female in Jamaica?
- Part time employment, female in Jamaica was 8.1% in 2023, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for part time employment, female?
- Jamaica ranks 106th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.