Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0239 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Jamaica, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0239 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Jamaica peaked at 0.0239 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 units per person, in 2011.
That places Jamaica 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0184 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0185 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0186 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0186 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.018 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0177 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0176 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0179 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0179 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0183 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0194 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0196 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0203 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0209 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0217 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.02 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.021 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0226 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0237 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0237 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0239 units per person | +0.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0239 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0239 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0176 units per person, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0184 units per person | 0.018 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0191 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0217 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0225 units per person | 0.02 units per person | 0.0239 units per person | 6 |
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Jamaica?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Jamaica was 0.0239 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0239 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 units per person in 2011.
- How does Jamaica rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Jamaica ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.