Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 5.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Jamaica, 2008–2023
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education, female in Jamaica is 5.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Jamaica peaked at 17.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 87th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.3% | — |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.3% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 8.3% | 17.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.2% | 8.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 84 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.5% compare
- 85 El Salvador 5.3% compare
- 86 Slovakia 5.3% compare
- 88 Austria 4.8% compare
- 89 Romania 4.8% compare
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 4.7% compare
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 with intermediate education, female in Jamaica?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Jamaica was 5.2% in 2023, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- Jamaica ranks 87th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).