Jobs gap rate in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income

Latin America and the Caribbean: High income: Jobs gap rate was 17.5 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
17.5
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
16th
of 87 groups
All-time high
26.3
in 2020
All-time low
17.4
in 2023
Years of data
24
2004–2027

Jobs gap rate in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income, 2004–2027

01020302004201520272004: 22.92005: 22.22006: 21.52007: 20.42008: 20.82009: 22.82010: 20.92011: 19.62012: 192013: 18.72014: 18.72015: 18.52016: 18.52017: 17.72018: 18.22019: 18.22020: 26.32021: 212022: 17.72023: 17.42024: 17.42025: 17.52026: 17.52027: 17.5

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Latin America and the Caribbean: High income recorded 17.5 for jobs gap rate in 2027.

That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, jobs gap rate in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income peaked at 26.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.4, in 2023.

That places Latin America and the Caribbean: High income 16th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Jobs gap rate in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income, year by year

Annual values for Jobs gap rate in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income, 2004 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2004 22.9
2005 22.2 -3.1%
2006 21.5 -3.2%
2007 20.4 -5.1%
2008 20.8 +2.0%
2009 22.8 +9.6%
2010 20.9 -8.3%
2011 19.6 -6.2%
2012 19 -3.1%
2013 18.7 -1.6%
2014 18.7 +0.0%
2015 18.5 -1.1%
2016 18.5 +0.0%
2017 17.7 -4.3%
2018 18.2 +2.8%
2019 18.2 +0.0%
2020 26.3 +44.5%
2021 21 -20.2%
2022 17.7 -15.7%
2023 17.4 -1.7%
2024 17.4 +0.0%
2025 17.5 +0.6%
2026 17.5 +0.0%
2027 17.5 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.77 20.4 22.9 6
2010s 18.8 17.7 20.9 10
2020s 19.04 17.4 26.3 8

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean: High income

  1. 13 Guyana 17.2 compare
  2. 14 Spain 15.3 compare
  3. 14 Italy 15.3 compare
  4. 14 Rwanda 15.3 compare
  5. 17 Sweden 14.7 compare
  6. 18 Finland 14.5 compare
  7. 19 Luxembourg 14 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is jobs gap rate in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
Jobs gap rate in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income was 17.5 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest jobs gap rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
The highest recorded value was 26.3 in 2020.
What is the lowest jobs gap rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
The lowest recorded value was 17.4 in 2023.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean: High income rank for jobs gap rate?
Latin America and the Caribbean: High income ranks 16th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is jobs gap rate rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean: High income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Jobs gap rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Jobs gap rate
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
157 places, 3,301 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The jobs gap rate is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.