Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Jordan

Jordan: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
50th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2000
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Jordan, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.854 % of total workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.853 % of total workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.808 % of total workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.84 % of total workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.843 % of total workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.841 % of total workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.83 % of total workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.851 % of total workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.85 % of total workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.838 % of total workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.791 % of total workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.826 % of total workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.817 % of total workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.814 % of total workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.831 % of total workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.789 % of total workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Jordan is 0.8%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Jordan peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

Jordan ranks 50th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector) in Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of total workers in the industrial sector Change
2000 0.9%
2001 0.9% -0.2%
2002 0.8% -5.3%
2003 0.8% +3.9%
2004 0.8% +0.4%
2005 0.8% -0.2%
2006 0.8% -1.3%
2007 0.9% +2.4%
2008 0.9% -0.0%
2009 0.8% -1.4%
2010 0.8% -5.6%
2011 0.8% +4.3%
2012 0.8% -1.0%
2013 0.8% -0.4%
2014 0.8% +2.0%
2016 0.8% -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 47 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare
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  3. 49 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
  4. 51 Kazakhstan 0.8% compare
  5. 52 Australia 0.8% compare
  6. 53 Thailand 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Jordan?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Jordan was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total?
Jordan ranks 50th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jordan 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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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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