Part time employment, total in Jamaica

Jamaica: Part time employment, total was 11.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11.8%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
80th
of 111 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2014
All-time low
11.8%
in 2023
Years of data
15
2008–2023

Part time employment, total in Jamaica, 2008–2023

0510152008201520232008: 15.9 % of total employment2009: 16.4 % of total employment2010: 16.5 % of total employment2011: 16.2 % of total employment2012: 15.9 % of total employment2013: 16.3 % of total employment2014: 16.8 % of total employment2016: 15.8 % of total employment2017: 15.6 % of total employment2018: 15 % of total employment2019: 13.4 % of total employment2020: 13.4 % of total employment2021: 12.3 % of total employment2022: 12.6 % of total employment2023: 11.8 % of total employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Jamaica is 11.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Jamaica peaked at 16.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2023.

Jamaica ranks 80th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Part time employment, total in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Jamaica, 2008 to 2023.
Year % of total employment Change
2008 15.9%
2009 16.4% +3.3%
2010 16.5% +0.4%
2011 16.2% -1.8%
2012 15.9% -1.6%
2013 16.3% +2.5%
2014 16.8% +2.9%
2016 15.8% -5.9%
2017 15.6% -1.5%
2018 15.0% -3.7%
2019 13.4% -10.3%
2020 13.4% -0.5%
2021 12.3% -8.0%
2022 12.6% +2.7%
2023 11.8% -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.1% 15.9% 16.4% 2
2010s 15.7% 13.4% 16.8% 9
2020s 12.5% 11.8% 13.4% 4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.5% compare
  2. 78 Türkiye 12.1% compare
  3. 79 Albania 12.0% compare
  4. 81 Malta 11.5% compare
  5. 82 Belarus 10.4% compare
  6. 83 Trinidad and Tobago 10.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, total in Jamaica?
Part time employment, total in Jamaica was 11.8% in 2023, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2023.
How does Jamaica rank for part time employment, total?
Jamaica ranks 80th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.