According to ILO, self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs", which are commonly characterized as jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers comprise four sub-categories: employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.
The figures are calculated from the total employed population. Self-employment status does not include employees (workers who hold the type of jobs defined as 鈥減aid employment jobs鈥, where the incumbents hold employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration), workers not classifiable by status, unemployed or non-economically active population.
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Share of self-employed workers in Jamaica 2012-2023
In 2023, approximately **** percent of the employed population in Jamaica was considered self-employed. Overall, the rate of self-employment in Jamaica has been decreasing during the past decade.
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ILO. (November 12, 2024). Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Jamaica from 2012 to 2023 [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/1038666/share-self-employed-workers-jamaica/
ILO. "Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Jamaica from 2012 to 2023." Chart. November 12, 2024. 糖心破解版. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/1038666/share-self-employed-workers-jamaica/
ILO. (2024). Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Jamaica from 2012 to 2023. 糖心破解版. 糖心破解版 Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/1038666/share-self-employed-workers-jamaica/
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Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Jamaica from 2012 to 2023 [Graph], ILO, November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1038666/share-self-employed-workers-jamaica/