Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Jamaica

Jamaica: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2002. ▬ Flat

Latest (2002)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
60th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1990
All-time low
0.7%
in 1996
Years of data
5
1990–2002

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Jamaica, 1990–2002

00.20.40.60.81990199620021990: 0.727 % of total workers in the service sector1996: 0.687 % of total workers in the service sector1999: 0.688 % of total workers in the service sector2001: 0.696 % of total workers in the service sector2002: 0.7 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Jamaica is 0.7%, measured in 2002.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Jamaica peaked at 0.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1996.

Jamaica ranks 60th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Jamaica, 1990 to 2002.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1990 0.7%
1996 0.7% -5.4%
1999 0.7% +0.2%
2001 0.7% +1.1%
2002 0.7% +0.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 57 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  2. 58 Mexico 0.7%
  3. 59 Brazil 0.7% compare
  4. 61 Panama 0.7% compare
  5. 62 Philippines 0.7% compare
  6. 63 Kyrgyzstan 0.7%

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Jamaica?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Jamaica was 0.7% in 2002, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
How does Jamaica rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Jamaica ranks 60th out of 92 countries with data for 2002.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the service 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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