The unemployment rate in Jamaica has reduced to 4.1%, a decrease of 1.1% (-21.4%) from 2021.
Unemployment rate in Jamaica
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
187
Date range: 1950 to 2023
Points:
4,535
Measure:
%
Jamaica Unemployment rate between 1969 and 2022
| Period | Unemployment rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.1% | 1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | 1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 5% | 0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | 4.9% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | 4.5% |
| 2014 | 9% | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | 1% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | 0.7% |
| 2011 | 8% | 0.4% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | 0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | 0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | 3.1% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | 0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | 0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | 0.9% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | 2.5% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | 0.7% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | 0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | 0.2% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | 0.2% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | 0.9% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | 0.3% |
| 1996 | 16% | 0.2% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | 0.9% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | 1% |
| 1993 | 16.3% | 0.6% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | 0% |
| 1991 | 15.7% | 0% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | 7.3% |
| 1988 | 23% | 10.4% |
| 1985 | 33.4% | 6.7% |
| 1982 | 26.7% | 1.7% |
| 1981 | 25% | 10.5% |
| 1980 | 35.5% | 11.8% |
| 1978 | 23.7% | 1.9% |
| 1976 | 21.8% | 2.2% |
| 1975 | 19.7% | 0.9% |
| 1974 | 20.5% | 1.6% |
| 1973 | 22.1% | 1.1% |
| 1972 | 23.2% | 5.6% |
| 1969 | 17.6% |