Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Jamaica

Jamaica: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2002. ▬ Flat

Latest (2002)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
54th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1999
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
5
1990–2002

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Jamaica, 1990–2002

00.20.40.61990199620021990: 0.544 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.552 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.56 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.559 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.54 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.5% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in 2002. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Jamaica peaked at 0.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

That places Jamaica 54th out of 106 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the middle of the range.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Jamaica, 1990 to 2002.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1990 0.5%
1996 0.6% +1.3%
1999 0.6% +1.4%
2001 0.6% -0.2%
2002 0.5% -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 51 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare
  2. 52 Philippines 0.6% compare
  3. 53 Norway 0.6%
  4. 55 Sweden 0.5%
  5. 56 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  6. 57 Belize 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Jamaica?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Jamaica was 0.5% in 2002, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does Jamaica rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64?
Jamaica ranks 54th out of 106 countries with data for 2002.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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