Jamaica Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
- Jamaica youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 13.84%, a 0.33% increase from 2022.
- Jamaica youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 13.51%, a 3.65% decline from 2021.
- Jamaica youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 17.16%, a 3.05% decline from 2020.
- Jamaica youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 20.21%, a 4.16% increase from 2019.
| Similar Country Ranking | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 |
| Libya | 49.44% |
| South Africa | 49.14% |
| Botswana | 45.41% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 42.31% |
| Jordan | 40.80% |
| Namibia | 38.03% |
| Gabon | 36.53% |
| Iraq | 32.23% |
| Algeria | 30.78% |
| North Macedonia | 28.57% |
| Albania | 28.25% |
| St. Lucia | 28.15% |
| Montenegro | 27.93% |
| Bosnia | 26.52% |
| Guyana | 25.87% |
| Suriname | 25.29% |
| Serbia | 24.31% |
| Costa Rica | 24.10% |
| Lebanon | 23.74% |
| Iran | 22.79% |
| Romania | 21.30% |
| Mauritius | 20.87% |
| Samoa | 19.76% |
| Colombia | 19.27% |
| Armenia | 18.96% |
| Brazil | 17.90% |
| Turkey | 17.61% |
| Belize | 17.41% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16.35% |
| China | 15.72% |
| Fiji | 15.24% |
| Maldives | 14.93% |
| Jamaica | 13.84% |
| Azerbaijan | 13.55% |
| Paraguay | 13.03% |
| Russia | 12.70% |
| Malaysia | 12.49% |
| Bulgaria | 11.99% |
| Dominican Republic | 11.75% |
| Venezuela | 10.77% |
| Belarus | 10.23% |
| Turkmenistan | 9.06% |
| Peru | 8.80% |
| Ecuador | 7.21% |
| Tonga | 6.70% |
| Mexico | 6.11% |
| Guatemala | 5.87% |
| Thailand | 5.31% |
| Kazakhstan | 3.82% |
| Cuba | 2.99% |
| Jamaica Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 | Annual Change |
| 2023 | 13.84% | 0.33% |
| 2022 | 13.51% | -3.65% |
| 2021 | 17.16% | -3.05% |
| 2020 | 20.21% | 4.16% |
| 2019 | 16.05% | -2.11% |
| 2018 | 18.16% | -3.62% |
| 2017 | 21.79% | -2.98% |
| 2016 | 24.77% | -1.11% |
| 2015 | 25.88% | -0.56% |
| 2014 | 26.44% | -0.85% |
| 2013 | 27.28% | 3.87% |
| 2012 | 23.41% | 3.08% |
| 2011 | 20.33% | -0.06% |
| 2010 | 20.38% | 1.90% |
| 2009 | 18.48% | 1.38% |
| 2008 | 17.10% | 0.17% |
| 2007 | 16.93% | 0.06% |
| 2006 | 16.87% | 0.12% |
| 2005 | 16.74% | 0.13% |
| 2004 | 16.61% | 0.13% |
| 2003 | 16.48% | -0.09% |
| 2002 | 16.57% | 0.00% |
| 2001 | 16.57% | -0.10% |
| 2000 | 16.67% | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 16.66% | 0.14% |
| 1998 | 16.52% | 0.38% |
| 1997 | 16.14% | 0.26% |
| 1996 | 15.89% | 0.66% |
| 1995 | 15.23% | 0.11% |
| 1994 | 15.12% | 0.34% |
| 1993 | 14.78% | -0.13% |
| 1992 | 14.91% | 0.47% |
| 1991 | 14.44% | 0.47% |