Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Jamaica's labour force participation stands at 69.57% as of 2025-12-31, up from 69.44% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Jamaica's labour force participation was 69.57%, up from 69.44% in 2024.
In 2024, Jamaica's labour force participation was 69.44%, down from 69.47% in 2023.
In 2023, Jamaica's labour force participation was 69.47%, up from 67.65% in 2022.
In 2022, Jamaica's labour force participation was 67.65%, up from 65.69% in 2021.
In 2021, Jamaica's labour force participation was 65.69%, up from 64.83% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.57% | +0.123% |
| 2024 | 69.44% | -0.026% |
| 2023 | 69.47% | +1.81% |
| 2022 | 67.65% | +1.96% |
| 2021 | 65.69% | +0.86% |
| 2020 | 64.83% | -2.13% |
| 2019 | 66.97% | +1.48% |
| 2018 | 65.48% | -0.19% |
| 2017 | 65.67% | +0.752% |
| 2016 | 64.92% | -0.574% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | +2.95% |
| 2014 | 62.55% | +0.706% |
| 2013 | 61.84% | +1.11% |
| 2012 | 60.73% | -0.085% |
| 2011 | 60.82% | +0.325% |
| 2010 | 60.49% | -1.68% |
| 2009 | 62.18% | -2.21% |
| 2008 | 64.39% | -0.285% |
| 2007 | 64.67% | -0.27% |
| 2006 | 64.94% | -0.237% |
| 2005 | 65.18% | -0.184% |
| 2004 | 65.36% | -0.039% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | -0.361% |
| 2002 | 65.76% | -0.352% |
| 2001 | 66.11% | -0.556% |
| 2000 | 66.67% | -0.566% |
| 1999 | 67.24% | -0.733% |
| 1998 | 67.97% | -0.496% |
| 1997 | 68.46% | -0.483% |
| 1996 | 68.95% | -0.449% |
| 1995 | 69.4% | -0.42% |
| 1994 | 69.82% | -0.388% |
| 1993 | 70.2% | -0.351% |
| 1992 | 70.56% | -0.336% |
| 1991 | 70.89% | -0.347% |
| 1990 | 71.24% | — |
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Jamaica's labour force participation is 69.57% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 69.44% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 71.24% (1990); the lowest is 60.49% (2010), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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