Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Americas: Lower-middle income

Americas: Lower-middle income: Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate was 14 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
14
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 87 groups
All-time high
16.7
in 2007
All-time low
13.4
in 2022
Years of data
24
2004–2027

Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Americas: Lower-middle income, 2004–2027

0510152004201520272004: 15.72005: 16.32006: 16.32007: 16.72008: 15.72009: 15.42010: 15.22011: 14.82012: 14.62013: 14.52014: 14.72015: 14.62016: 14.52017: 14.12018: 13.92019: 13.52020: 15.82021: 14.12022: 13.42023: 13.42024: 13.92025: 142026: 142027: 14

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Americas: Lower-middle income is 14, measured in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Americas: Lower-middle income peaked at 16.7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.4, in 2022.

That places Americas: Lower-middle income 5th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Americas: Lower-middle income, year by year

Annual values for Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Americas: Lower-middle income, 2004 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2004 15.7
2005 16.3 +3.8%
2006 16.3 +0.0%
2007 16.7 +2.5%
2008 15.7 -6.0%
2009 15.4 -1.9%
2010 15.2 -1.3%
2011 14.8 -2.6%
2012 14.6 -1.4%
2013 14.5 -0.7%
2014 14.7 +1.4%
2015 14.6 -0.7%
2016 14.5 -0.7%
2017 14.1 -2.8%
2018 13.9 -1.4%
2019 13.5 -2.9%
2020 15.8 +17.0%
2021 14.1 -10.8%
2022 13.4 -5.0%
2023 13.4 +0.0%
2024 13.9 +3.7%
2025 14 +0.7%
2026 14 +0.0%
2027 14 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.02 15.4 16.7 6
2010s 14.44 13.5 15.2 10
2020s 14.07 13.4 15.8 8

Countries ranked near Americas: Lower-middle income

  1. 2 Kosovo 26.9 compare
  2. 3 Guatemala 20.8 compare
  3. 4 Angola 18.6 compare
  4. 5 South Africa 14.2 compare
  5. 6 Chile 13.9 compare
  6. 7 Armenia 13.4 compare
  7. 8 Georgia 11.8 compare
  8. 8 Zimbabwe 11.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Americas: Lower-middle income?
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Americas: Lower-middle income was 14 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate recorded in Americas: Lower-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 16.7 in 2007.
What is the lowest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate recorded in Americas: Lower-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4 in 2022.
How does Americas: Lower-middle income rank for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate?
Americas: Lower-middle income ranks 5th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate rising or falling in Americas: Lower-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas: Lower-middle income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
157 places, 3,300 data points, 1991–2027
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. The rate refers to this group divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.