Part time employment, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Part time employment, total was 11.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Jamaica, 2008–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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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.