Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 6.4% 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 6.4% for part time employment, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Jamaica peaked at 20.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 107th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20.0% | — |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -44.6% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +45.6% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -14.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 6.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.2%, 35% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 6.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.5%, 29% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 11.1% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 6.4% | 11.8% | 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 part time employment, male in Jamaica?
- Part time employment, male in Jamaica was 6.4% 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 20.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for part time employment, male?
- Jamaica ranks 107th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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, 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.