Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Jamaica

Jamaica: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2002. ▲ Rising

Latest (2002)
0.2%
Change on year
up 40.8%
World rank
41st
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 1996
Years of data
5
1990–2002

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Jamaica, 1990–2002

00.050.10.151990199620021990: 0.09 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.087 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.127 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.12 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.169 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2002, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Jamaica stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.8% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Jamaica peaked at 0.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1996.

Jamaica ranks 41st of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Jamaica, 1990 to 2002.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1990 0.1%
1996 0.1% -3.3%
1999 0.1% +46.0%
2001 0.1% -5.5%
2002 0.2% +40.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 38 Belize 0.2% compare
  2. 39 Argentina 0.2%
  3. 40 Palestine, State of 0.2% compare
  4. 42 South Africa 0.2% compare
  5. 43 Luxembourg 0.2% compare
  6. 44 Portugal 0.2%

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Jamaica?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Jamaica was 0.2% in 2002, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
How does Jamaica rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Jamaica ranks 41st out of 78 countries with data for 2002.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,035 data points, 1980–2021
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