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Labour force participation rate in Jamaica

Latest: 69.6%
Previous: 69.4%
Change: +0.12 (+0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Jamaica
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	71.2%
Dec 31, 1991	70.9%
Dec 31, 1992	70.6%
Dec 31, 1993	70.2%
Dec 31, 1994	69.8%
Dec 31, 1995	69.4%
Dec 31, 1996	68.9%
Dec 31, 1997	68.5%
Dec 31, 1998	68.0%
Dec 31, 1999	67.2%
Dec 31, 2000	66.7%
Dec 31, 2001	66.1%
Dec 31, 2002	65.8%
Dec 31, 2003	65.4%
Dec 31, 2004	65.4%
Dec 31, 2005	65.2%
Dec 31, 2006	64.9%
Dec 31, 2007	64.7%
Dec 31, 2008	64.4%
Dec 31, 2009	62.2%
Dec 31, 2010	60.5%
Dec 31, 2011	60.8%
Dec 31, 2012	60.7%
Dec 31, 2013	61.8%
Dec 31, 2014	62.5%
Dec 31, 2015	65.5%
Dec 31, 2016	64.9%
Dec 31, 2017	65.7%
Dec 31, 2018	65.5%
Dec 31, 2019	67.0%
Dec 31, 2020	64.8%
Dec 31, 2021	65.7%
Dec 31, 2022	67.7%
Dec 31, 2023	69.5%
Dec 31, 2024	69.4%
Dec 31, 2025	69.6%

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