Jordan - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Jordan was 17.49 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 20.88 in 2017, while its lowest value was 16.29 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 16.29
1991 16.46
1992 16.89
1993 17.07
1994 17.30
1995 17.60
1996 17.68
1997 17.85
1998 18.04
1999 18.23
2000 18.41
2001 18.60
2002 18.77
2003 18.91
2004 19.12
2005 19.32
2006 19.50
2007 19.69
2008 19.87
2009 20.01
2010 20.08
2011 20.15
2012 20.23
2013 20.32
2014 20.43
2015 20.57
2016 20.71
2017 20.88
2018 18.93
2019 17.66
2020 17.47
2021 17.49

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Jordan was 2,658,875 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,658,875 in 2021 and a minimum value of 774,830 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 774,830
1991 841,150
1992 895,877
1993 965,472
1994 1,033,368
1995 1,095,064
1996 1,133,339
1997 1,165,182
1998 1,193,799
1999 1,219,804
2000 1,244,705
2001 1,270,367
2002 1,296,313
2003 1,329,068
2004 1,362,411
2005 1,405,256
2006 1,456,928
2007 1,518,862
2008 1,592,165
2009 1,678,167
2010 1,779,761
2011 1,890,903
2012 2,012,050
2013 2,136,696
2014 2,257,076
2015 2,371,503
2016 2,472,442
2017 2,560,879
2018 2,566,017
2019 2,633,530
2020 2,588,725
2021 2,658,875

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure