Part time employment, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: Part time employment, male was 10.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, male in Jamaica, 2008–2023
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 10.8% for part time employment, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Jamaica peaked at 15.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2021.
That places Jamaica 69th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.2% | — |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -4.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 10.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.0%, 67% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 10.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.9%, 40% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.2% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.4% | 12.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 66 Bhutan 11.9% compare
- 67 Estonia 11.1% compare
- 68 Seychelles 10.8% compare
- 70 Israel 10.2% compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 10.1% compare
- 72 Saint Lucia 10.1% 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 part time employment, male in Jamaica?
- Part time employment, male in Jamaica was 10.8% in 2023, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2021.
- How does Jamaica rank for part time employment, male?
- Jamaica ranks 69th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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, male (% of total male 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.