Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Jamaica
Jamaica: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 3.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 3.0% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.0% on the previous year and down 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Jamaica peaked at 15.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 143rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.5% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -31.6% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 6.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.0% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.0% | 6.5% | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Jamaica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0152 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,904 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 799.47 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 544.43 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 522.35 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,067 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Jamaica?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Jamaica was 3.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Jamaica ranks 143rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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