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Labor > Employment Stats: compare key data on Jamaica & United States

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STAT Jamaica United States HISTORY
Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 25%
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than United States
2.2%
Ranked 65th.

Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 8.5%
Ranked 24th. 11 times more than United States
0.8%
Ranked 62nd.

Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 27%
Ranked 53th.
30.2%
Ranked 44th. 12% more than Jamaica

Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 5.2%
Ranked 69th.
9.6%
Ranked 59th. 85% more than Jamaica

Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 47.8%
Ranked 50th.
67.6%
Ranked 4th. 41% more than Jamaica

Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 86%
Ranked 15th.
89.6%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Jamaica

Percent of population are employees > Men 58.6%
Ranked 55th.
91.2%
Ranked 2nd. 56% more than Jamaica

Percent of population are employees > Women 66.8%
Ranked 50th.
94.1%
Ranked 5th. 41% more than Jamaica

Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14 2.8%
Ranked 28th.
3.2%
Ranked 13th. 14% more than Jamaica

Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14 4.3%
Ranked 39th.
7.2%
Ranked 19th. 67% more than Jamaica

Working more than 40 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14 43.6%
Ranked 39th.
85.8%
Ranked 9th. 97% more than Jamaica

Working more than 40 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14 34.2%
Ranked 33th.
66.5%
Ranked 8th. 94% more than Jamaica

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