Jamaica Labor Force Participation Rate

Labor Force Participation Rate in Jamaica decreased to 64 percent in the third quarter of 2018 from 64.50 percent in the second quarter of 2018. Labor Force Participation Rate in Jamaica averaged 63.53 percent from 2012 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 65.50 percent in the second quarter of 2017 and a record low of 61.70 percent in the third quarter of 2012.

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Jamaica Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	8.40	9.70	16.50	8.40	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	19.40	22.40	37.00	19.40	percent	[+]
Population	2.73	2.73	2.73	1.63	Million	[+]
Unemployed Persons	111800.00	131100.00	215100.00	111800.00		[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	64.00	64.50	65.50	61.70	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	1226400.00	1217300.00	1226400.00	1098700.00		[+]
Employment Rate	91.60	90.30	91.60	83.70	percent	[+]

This page provides - Jamaica Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Jamaica Labor Force Participation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	64.00	64.50	65.50	61.70	2012 - 2018	percent	Quarterly	NSA

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Country	Last		Previous	Range
United Kingdom	79.00	Sep/18	78.8	79 : 74.1	%
France	72.30	Sep/18	72.2	72.3 : 69.5	%
Netherlands	71.00	Dec/18	70.9	71 : 67.4	%
Indonesia	69.20	Dec/18	69.02	69.21 : 57.14	%
Switzerland	68.40	Jun/18	68.4	68.8 : 66.8	%
Singapore	67.70	Dec/17	68	68.3 : 55.3	%
Australia	65.70	Nov/18	65.5	65.8 : 60.1	%
Italy	65.70	Nov/18	65.8	65.9 : 61.7	%
Canada	65.40	Dec/18	65.4	67.7 : 61.4	%
United States	63.10	Dec/18	62.9	67.3 : 58.1	%
Russia	62.90	Nov/18	62.8	70.3 : 62.5	%
South Korea	62.20	Dec/18	63.4	63.9 : 48.5	%
Japan	61.90	Nov/18	62	74 : 58.5	%
Brazil	61.80	Nov/18	61.8	61.9 : 60.9	%
Germany	60.90	Jun/18	61	61.7 : 56.9	%
Mexico	59.50	Sep/18	60	61.47 : 58.18	%
South Africa	59.50	Sep/18	59.1	60.8 : 53.6	%
Spain	58.73	Sep/18	58.8	60.55 : 48.88	%
Euro Area	57.20	Jun/18	57	57.3 : 55	%
Saudi Arabia	56.20	Jun/18	55.5	56.5 : 47.8	%
Turkey	53.60	Oct/18	53.4	53.6 : 43.9	%
India	52.50	Dec/13	50.9	52.9 : 50.9	%
Argentina	46.70	Sep/18	46.4	46.9 : 44.5	%