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Unemployment rate
Jamaica — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.7% (1988) |
| 1991 | 18.2% (1990) |
| 1992 | 15.1% (1991) |
| 1993 | 15.4% (1992) |
| 1994 | 15.4% (1992) |
| 1995 | 15.7% (1992) |
| 1996 | 15.4% (1994 est.) |
| 1997 | 15.4% (1994 est.) |
| 1998 | 16% (1996 est.) |
| 1999 | 16.5% (1997 est.) |
| 2000 | 15.5% (1998) |
| 2001 | 16% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 16% (2000 est.) |
| 2003 | 15.4% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 15.9% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 15% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 11.5% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 11.3% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 9.9% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 11% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 9.9% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 12.9% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 135 11.4% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 12.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 130 11.4% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 14.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 139 14.1% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 13.7% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 137 12.7% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 16.3% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 146 13.7% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 15.3% (2014 est.) | 15.2% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 139 |
| 2016 | 14% (2015 est.) | 14.2% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 150 |
| 2017 | 12.8% (2016 est.) | 13.5% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 161 |
| 2018 | 12.2% (2017 est.) | 12.8% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 12.2% (2017 est.) | 12.8% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 7.72% (2019 est.) | 9.13% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 7.72% (2019 est.) 9.13% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 7.72% (2019 est.) 9.13% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 9.18% (2021 est.) 9.48% (2020 est.) 7.69% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 4.42% (2023 est.) 4.08% (2022 est.) 5.19% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 4.9% (2024 est.) 4.4% (2023 est.) 4.1% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |