Jamaica Labor Force Participation Rate

Labor Force Participation Rate in Jamaica increased to 64.20 percent in the first quarter of 2019 from 64 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018. Labor Force Participation Rate in Jamaica averaged 63.56 percent from 2012 until 2019, 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	8.00	8.70	16.50	8.00	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	19.70	22.20	37.00	19.40	percent	[+]
Population	2.73	2.73	2.73	1.63	Million	[+]
Unemployed Persons	107500.00	115600.00	215100.00	107500.00		[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	64.20	64.00	65.50	61.70	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	1232700.00	1219700.00	1232700.00	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 June of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	64.20	64.00	65.50	61.70	2012 - 2019	percent	Quarterly	NSA

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Country	Last		Previous	Range
United Kingdom	79.20	Mar/19	79.2	79.3 : 74.1	%
France	72.30	Mar/19	72.3	72.3 : 69.5	%
Netherlands	71.00	Apr/19	71	71.1 : 67.4	%
Indonesia	69.20	Dec/18	69.02	69.21 : 57.14	%
Switzerland	68.30	Mar/19	68.7	68.8 : 66.8	%
Singapore	67.70	Dec/18	67.7	68.3 : 55.3	%
Australia	66.00	May/19	65.8	66 : 60.1	%
Canada	65.70	May/19	65.9	67.7 : 61.4	%
Italy	65.70	Apr/19	65.7	65.9 : 61.6	%
South Korea	64.00	May/19	63.6	64 : 48.5	%
United States	62.80	May/19	62.8	67.3 : 58.1	%
Japan	62.10	Apr/19	61.9	74 : 58.5	%
Russia	62.10	Feb/19	61.9	70.3 : 61.9	%
Brazil	61.90	Apr/19	61.7	61.9 : 60.8	%
Germany	61.80	Dec/18	61.5	61.8 : 56.9	%
Mexico	59.70	Apr/19	60	61.47 : 58.18	%
South Africa	58.80	Mar/19	59.4	60.8 : 53.6	%
Spain	58.35	Mar/19	58.61	60.55 : 48.88	%
Euro Area	57.40	Dec/18	57.3	57.4 : 55	%
Saudi Arabia	55.90	Dec/18	56.4	56.5 : 47.8	%
Turkey	53.30	Mar/19	53.2	53.5 : 43.9	%
India	50.30	Dec/14	52.5	52.9 : 50.3	%
Argentina	47.00	Mar/19	46.5	47 : 44.5	%