Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 0.617 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in Jamaica is 0.617 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 30.0% on the previous year and down 89.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 5.88 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -2.24 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 123rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6402 % change on previous year | 0.3951 % change on previous year | 0.8034 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6473 % change on previous year | -1.99 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 % change on previous year | -1.25 % change on previous year | 5.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 % change on previous year | -2.24 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 120 Saint Lucia 0.6309 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Spain 0.6287 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Tunisia 0.6212 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Brunei Darussalam 0.6047 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Viet Nam 0.595 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Bahamas 0.5764 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Jamaica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Jamaica was 0.617 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.24 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.