SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Jamaica
Jamaica: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 54.64 in 2023. ▬ Flat
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Jamaica, 2016–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Jamaica is 54.64, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
That places Jamaica 34th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 57.61 | — |
| 2017 | 57.67 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 57.33 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 56.43 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 57.97 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 58.27 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 55.44 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 54.64 | -1.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 54.64 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.37, 99% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 54.64 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.18, 99% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.26 | 56.43 | 57.67 | 4 |
| 2020s | 56.58 | 54.64 | 58.27 | 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 sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Jamaica?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Jamaica was 54.64 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 58.27 in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.64 in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Jamaica ranks 34th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.