Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Jamaica

Jamaica: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8% in 2002. ▲ Rising

Latest (2002)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
40th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1999
All-time low
0.7%
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2002

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Jamaica, 1990–2002

00.20.40.60.81990199620021990: 0.65 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1996: 0.796 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.882 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.81 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.815 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in 2002.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Jamaica peaked at 0.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1990.

That places Jamaica 40th out of 84 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Jamaica, 1990 to 2002.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
1990 0.7%
1996 0.8% +22.5%
1999 0.9% +10.8%
2001 0.8% -8.2%
2002 0.8% +0.6%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 0.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 37 Kyrgyzstan 0.8%
  2. 38 Armenia 0.8%
  3. 39 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
  4. 41 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare
  5. 42 Spain 0.8% compare
  6. 43 Rwanda 0.8%

See the full ranking of 84 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Jamaica?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Jamaica was 0.8% in 2002, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
How does Jamaica rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Jamaica ranks 40th out of 84 countries with data for 2002.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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