Jamaica Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024
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 2023 was 33.87%, a 1.15% increase from 2022.
- Jamaica labor force participation rate for 2022 was 32.72%, a 1.04% decline from 2021.
- Jamaica labor force participation rate for 2021 was 33.75%, a 0.7% decline from 2020.
- Jamaica labor force participation rate for 2020 was 34.46%, a 1.26% decline from 2019.
| Jamaica Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
33.87% |
1.15% |
| 2022 |
32.72% |
-1.04% |
| 2021 |
33.75% |
-0.70% |
| 2020 |
34.46% |
-1.26% |
| 2019 |
35.72% |
1.39% |
| 2018 |
34.32% |
-2.17% |
| 2017 |
36.49% |
0.15% |
| 2016 |
36.33% |
2.34% |
| 2015 |
34.00% |
1.18% |
| 2014 |
32.82% |
0.33% |
| 2013 |
32.49% |
1.50% |
| 2012 |
30.99% |
-2.27% |
| 2011 |
33.26% |
2.19% |
| 2010 |
31.08% |
-3.33% |
| 2009 |
34.40% |
-4.02% |
| 2008 |
38.42% |
-0.29% |
| 2007 |
38.71% |
-0.29% |
| 2006 |
39.00% |
-0.29% |
| 2005 |
39.28% |
-0.29% |
| 2004 |
39.57% |
-0.81% |
| 2003 |
40.38% |
-0.75% |
| 2002 |
41.13% |
-0.75% |
| 2001 |
41.88% |
-1.45% |
| 2000 |
43.33% |
-1.47% |
| 1999 |
44.80% |
-2.09% |
| 1998 |
46.90% |
-0.95% |
| 1997 |
47.85% |
-0.95% |
| 1996 |
48.79% |
-0.94% |
| 1995 |
49.74% |
-0.94% |
| 1994 |
50.68% |
-0.94% |
| 1993 |
51.61% |
-0.93% |
| 1992 |
52.54% |
-0.93% |
| 1991 |
53.48% |
-0.93% |
