Jamaica Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Jamaica labor force participation rate for 2021 was 31.95%, a 1.28% increase from 2020.
- Jamaica labor force participation rate for 2020 was 30.67%, a 3.02% decline from 2019.
- Jamaica labor force participation rate for 2019 was 33.69%, a 0.57% increase from 2018.
- Jamaica labor force participation rate for 2018 was 33.12%, a 2.41% decline from 2017.
| Jamaica Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
31.95% |
1.28% |
| 2020 |
30.67% |
-3.02% |
| 2019 |
33.69% |
0.57% |
| 2018 |
33.12% |
-2.41% |
| 2017 |
35.54% |
-0.29% |
| 2016 |
35.83% |
2.50% |
| 2015 |
33.33% |
0.69% |
| 2014 |
32.64% |
-1.49% |
| 2013 |
34.13% |
1.06% |
| 2012 |
33.07% |
-0.38% |
| 2011 |
33.45% |
-0.67% |
| 2010 |
34.13% |
-1.27% |
| 2009 |
35.39% |
-1.61% |
| 2008 |
37.01% |
-0.53% |
| 2007 |
37.54% |
-0.46% |
| 2006 |
38.00% |
-0.45% |
| 2005 |
38.45% |
-0.47% |
| 2004 |
38.92% |
0.34% |
| 2003 |
38.58% |
-0.66% |
| 2002 |
39.24% |
-0.67% |
| 2001 |
39.91% |
-1.50% |
| 2000 |
41.41% |
-1.54% |
| 1999 |
42.95% |
-2.32% |
| 1998 |
45.27% |
-1.00% |
| 1997 |
46.27% |
-1.01% |
| 1996 |
47.28% |
-1.02% |
| 1995 |
48.30% |
-0.98% |
| 1994 |
49.28% |
-0.99% |
| 1993 |
50.27% |
-1.00% |
| 1992 |
51.26% |
-0.99% |
| 1991 |
52.26% |
-0.99% |
| 1990 |
53.24% |
-0.99% |
