Unemployment in the Bahamas

9.5 % in 2023

Though Bahamas unemployment fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 2004 - 2023 period ending at 9.5 % in 2023.

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Alternate Sources
International Financial Statistics (IFS), Monthly Update 7.45 Percent in 1999 IMF
Unemployment in the Bahamas
Number 11,740 Number in 1999 IMF
Rate 13.55 Percent of total labor force in 2023 IMF
Unemployment in Central America and the Caribbean
Haiti 14.86 % in 2023 WB
Costa Rica 8.52 % in 2023 WB
Belize 8.22 % in 2023 WB
Barbados 7.96 % in 2023 WB
Panama 7.65 % in 2023 WB
Honduras 6.78 % in 2023 WB
Puerto Rico 6.21 % in 2023 WB
Dominican Republic 5.61 % in 2023 WB
Jamaica 5.38 % in 2023 WB
Labor in the Bahamas
Employment Rate 65.18 % in 2023 WB
Labor Force 48.02 % in 2023 WB
Labor Force Participation Rate 37.82 % in 2023 WB
Employment 3.04 % in 2022 WB