The current youth unemployment rate of Jamaica is 14.5%, an increase of 0.8% (5.6%) compared to 2023.
Youth unemployment rate in Jamaica
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1991 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
Jamaica Youth unemployment rate between 1991 and 2024
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 16% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | -3% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +3% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 17% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 17% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +0% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +0% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 16% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 15% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 14.5% |