Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Jamaica's unemployment rate stands at 3.29% as of 2025-12-31, up from 3.15% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Jamaica's unemployment rate was 3.29%, up from 3.15% in 2024.
In 2024, Jamaica's unemployment rate was 3.15%, up from 3.02% in 2023.
In 2023, Jamaica's unemployment rate was 3.02%, down from 4.08% in 2022.
In 2022, Jamaica's unemployment rate was 4.08%, down from 5.19% in 2021.
In 2021, Jamaica's unemployment rate was 5.19%, down from 6.5% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.29% | +0.135% |
| 2024 | 3.15% | +0.129% |
| 2023 | 3.02% | -1.06% |
| 2022 | 4.08% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.19% | -1.31% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +1.51% |
| 2019 | 4.99% | -0.483% |
| 2018 | 5.47% | -1.93% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -1.24% |
| 2016 | 8.63% | -0.191% |
| 2015 | 8.83% | -0.221% |
| 2014 | 9.05% | -0.652% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +1% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +0.661% |
| 2011 | 8.03% | +0.404% |
| 2010 | 7.63% | +0.316% |
| 2009 | 7.31% | +0.648% |
| 2008 | 6.67% | +0.059% |
| 2007 | 6.61% | +0.002% |
| 2006 | 6.61% | +0.028% |
| 2005 | 6.58% | +0.038% |
| 2004 | 6.54% | +0.005% |
| 2003 | 6.53% | -0.082% |
| 2002 | 6.62% | -0.025% |
| 2001 | 6.64% | -0.111% |
| 2000 | 6.75% | -0.061% |
| 1999 | 6.81% | -0.033% |
| 1998 | 6.85% | +0.153% |
| 1997 | 6.69% | +0.082% |
| 1996 | 6.61% | +0.286% |
| 1995 | 6.33% | -0.01% |
| 1994 | 6.34% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 6.24% | -0.148% |
| 1992 | 6.38% | +0.15% |
| 1991 | 6.23% | — |
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Jamaica's unemployment rate is 3.29% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.15% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 9.7% (2013); the lowest is 3.02% (2023), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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