Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2002. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Jamaica, 1990–2002
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the industrial sector.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in 2002. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Jamaica peaked at 0.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 43rd of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total workers in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8% | — |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 40 Egypt 0.8% compare
- 41 Iceland 0.8%
- 42 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
- 44 South Africa 0.8% compare
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
- 46 Italy 0.8% compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Jamaica?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Jamaica was 0.8% in 2002, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total?
- Jamaica ranks 43rd out of 92 countries with data for 2002.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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