Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Jordan
Jordan: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
46th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2008
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
11
2002–2016
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Jordan, 2002–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the industrial sector.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Jordan peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.
Jordan ranks 46th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8% | — |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Jordan?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Jordan was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- How does Jordan rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
- Jordan ranks 46th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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