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Number of unemployed people in Jamaica

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Jamaica currently reports a number of unemployed people of 53,868, a decrease of 12,546 (-18.9%) from 2021.

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Value Equal sized Natural
Source:
International Monetary Fund
Data availability:
Regions:
189
Date range: 1950 to 2023
Points:
4,891
Measure:
People
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Employed, age 65+
74,595
5,457
(2023)
Female employment in agriculture
8.9%
0.6%
(2022)
Female employed, age 65+, unknown
942
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(2023)
Female management
63.9%
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Jamaica Unemployed people between 1969 and 2022
Period Unemployed people Change
2022 53,868 12,546
2021 66,414 15,669
2020 82,083 16,755
2019 65,328 4,981
2018 70,310 25,812
2017 96,121 14,754
2016 110,875 67,025
2015 177,900 65,722
2014 112,179 6,471
2013 118,649 15,161
2012 103,488 8,017
2011 95,471 5,036
2010 90,436 1,630
2009 88,805 5,815
2008 82,991 41,459
2007 124,450 4,925
2006 129,375 4,775
2005 134,150 2,650
2004 136,800 7,900
2003 128,900 42,900
2002 171,800 6,200
2001 165,600 6,150
2000 171,750 3,250
1999 175,000 0
1998 175,000 11,900
1997 186,900 3,900
1996 183,000 3,800
1995 186,800 19,400
1994 167,400 9,300
1993 176,700 7,400
1992 169,300 600
1991 168,700 2,100
1990 166,600 10,800
1989 177,400 25,900
1988 203,300 21,300
1987 224,600 25,850
1986 250,450 10,300
1985 260,750 6,100
1984 266,850 850
1983 266,000 12,550
1982 278,550 22,800
1981 255,750 6,050
1980 261,800 2,550
1979 259,250 36,500
1978 222,750 7,650
1977 215,100 22,400
1976 192,700 21,850
1975 170,850 2,900
1974 173,750 2,650
1973 176,400 8,100
1972 184,500 52,800
1969 131,700
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