Unemployment with intermediate education in Jamaica
Jamaica: Unemployment with intermediate education was 4.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Jamaica, 2008–2023
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 4.0% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Jamaica peaked at 14.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 99th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.3% | — |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 6.7% | 14.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.0% | 6.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 96 Slovenia 4.1% compare
- 97 Malaysia 4.1% compare
- 98 Saudi Arabia 4.1% compare
- 100 Bulgaria 4.0% compare
- 101 El Salvador 3.9% compare
- 102 Switzerland 3.8% 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 in Jamaica?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Jamaica was 4.0% in 2023, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Jamaica ranks 99th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. 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 (% of total 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).