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Jamaica Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: Jamaica Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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10.46% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Jamaica's average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 10.46%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	3.29%	−0.89pp	50th
2024	3.15%	−1.25pp	47th
2023	3.02%	−3.25pp	42nd
2022	4.08%	−4.29pp	69th
2021	5.19%	−5.01pp	79th
2020	6.50%	−1.20pp	99th
2019	4.99%	−4.14pp	89th
2018	5.47%	−6.18pp	101st
2017	7.40%	−5.80pp	119th
2016	8.63%	−4.87pp	129th
2015	8.83%	−4.93pp	125th
2014	9.05%	−6.23pp	130th
2013	9.70%	−4.23pp	130th
2012	8.70%	−3.71pp	122nd
2011	8.03%	−4.34pp	119th
2010	7.63%	−3.72pp	106th
2009	7.31%	−3.26pp	102nd
2008	6.67%	−3.18pp	110th
2007	6.61%	−3.72pp	109th
2006	6.61%	−4.62pp	99th
2005	6.58%	−5.62pp	89th
2004	6.54%	−5.26pp	92nd
2003	6.53%	−7.67pp	89th
2002	6.62%	−8.38pp	91st
2001	6.64%	−8.86pp	94th
2000	6.75%	−8.95pp	92nd
1999	6.81%	−8.69pp	89th
1998	6.85%	−9.65pp	88th
1997	6.69%	−9.31pp	85th
1996	6.61%	−9.59pp	80th
1995	6.33%	−9.08pp	79th
1994	6.34%	−9.97pp	84th
1993	6.24%	−9.47pp	89th
1992	6.38%	−9.02pp	97th
1991	6.23%	−9.47pp	96th
1990	15.70%	+0.50pp	61st
1989	15.20%	−3.89pp	56th
1988	19.09%	−1.88pp	60th
1987	20.97%	−2.69pp	60th
1986	23.65%	−1.36pp	60th
1985	25.01%	−0.50pp	58th
1984	25.51%	−0.87pp	54th
1983	26.38%	−1.20pp	52nd
1982	27.58%	+1.64pp	48th
1981	25.94%	−1.32pp	46th
1980	27.26%	–	44th

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