Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Panama

Panama: Employment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
73rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.8%
in 1989
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Panama, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.811989200520211989: 0.832 % of total labor force in working age1991: 0.893 % of total labor force in working age1995: 0.903 % of total labor force in working age1997: 0.904 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.899 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.914 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.906 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.901 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.905 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.901 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.911 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.908 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.92 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.941 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.947 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.937 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.937 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.958 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.962 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.96 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.954 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.951 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.945 % of total labor force in working age2017: 0.94 % of total labor force in working age2018: 0.941 % of total labor force in working age2021: 0.89 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Panama stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Panama peaked at 1.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1989.

Panama ranks 73rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1989 0.8%
1991 0.9% +7.2%
1995 0.9% +1.2%
1997 0.9% +0.0%
1998 0.9% -0.6%
1999 0.9% +1.7%
2000 0.9% -0.9%
2001 0.9% -0.5%
2002 0.9% +0.3%
2003 0.9% -0.4%
2004 0.9% +1.1%
2005 0.9% -0.3%
2006 0.9% +1.4%
2007 0.9% +2.3%
2008 0.9% +0.7%
2009 0.9% -1.1%
2010 0.9% +0.1%
2011 1.0% +2.2%
2012 1.0% +0.4%
2013 1.0% -0.1%
2014 1.0% -0.7%
2015 1.0% -0.4%
2016 0.9% -0.6%
2017 0.9% -0.5%
2018 0.9% +0.2%
2021 0.9% -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Panama?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Panama was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1989.
How does Panama rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Panama ranks 73rd out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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