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Jamaica Youth Unemployment 2020s

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
13.54% decade average (2020-2029)

Jamaica's youth unemployment during the 2020s ranged from 9.99% (2023) to 20.09% (2020), averaging 13.54% over 6 years of data.

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2020s Data▾
YearValueChangeRank
2020 20.09% +4.13pp 119th
2021 16.84% −3.25pp 108th
2022 13.12% −3.72pp 92nd
2023 9.99% −3.13pp 69th
2024 10.38% +0.39pp 72nd
2025 10.81% +0.43pp 78th
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)
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