Unemployment in Jamaica

5.38 % in 2023

Jamaica unemployment was at level of 5.38 % in 2023, down from 5.5 % previous year.

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Alternate Sources
International Financial Statistics (IFS), Monthly Update 7.1 Percent in 4th quarter 2021 IMF
Unemployment in Jamaica
Number 94,300 Number in 4th quarter 2021 IMF
Rate 7.7 Percent of total labor force in 2019 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
Nicaragua 4.75 % in 2023 WB
Labor in Jamaica
Average Working Hours 1.9 Hours Per Week in 2011 WB
Employment 15.3 % in 2022 WB
Employment Rate 64.81 % in 2023 WB
Labor Force 45.49 % in 2023 WB
Labor Force Participation Rate 30.22 % in 2023 WB
Unemployment in Jamaica
Clarendon 10.1 % in 2022 CB
Manchester 5.1 % in 2020 OECD
Portland 5.1 % in 2021 OECD