Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Jamaica
Jamaica: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2002. ▬ Flat
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Jamaica, 1990–2002
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the industrial sector.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Jamaica is 0.8%, measured in 2002. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Jamaica peaked at 0.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1999.
That places Jamaica 37th out of 86 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8% | — |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
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. (26 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
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
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, urban in Jamaica?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Jamaica was 0.8% in 2002, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
- How does Jamaica rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
- Jamaica ranks 37th out of 86 countries with data for 2002.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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