Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
St. Lucia's unemployment rate stands at 9.45% as of 2025-12-31, down from 10.2% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, St. Lucia's unemployment rate was 9.45%, down from 10.2% in 2024.
In 2024, St. Lucia's unemployment rate was 10.2%, down from 12.09% in 2023.
In 2023, St. Lucia's unemployment rate was 12.09%, down from 15.93% in 2022.
In 2022, St. Lucia's unemployment rate was 15.93%, down from 20.51% in 2021.
In 2021, St. Lucia's unemployment rate was 20.51%, down from 25.22% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.45% | -0.747% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | -1.89% |
| 2023 | 12.09% | -3.84% |
| 2022 | 15.93% | -4.58% |
| 2021 | 20.51% | -4.71% |
| 2020 | 25.22% | +9.61% |
| 2019 | 15.61% | -3.72% |
| 2018 | 19.33% | +0.193% |
| 2017 | 19.14% | -0.796% |
| 2016 | 19.93% | -0.908% |
| 2015 | 20.84% | -0.743% |
| 2014 | 21.58% | -0.627% |
| 2013 | 22.21% | +3.15% |
| 2012 | 19.06% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 18.86% | +1.74% |
| 2010 | 17.12% | +1.75% |
| 2009 | 15.37% | +2.65% |
| 2008 | 12.72% | -1.28% |
| 2007 | 14% | -2% |
| 2006 | 16% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -2.27% |
| 2004 | 20.97% | -1.21% |
| 2003 | 22.18% | +1.79% |
| 2002 | 20.39% | +1.85% |
| 2001 | 18.54% | +2.05% |
| 2000 | 16.49% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 18.09% | -3.51% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | +1.13% |
| 1997 | 20.47% | +4.14% |
| 1996 | 16.33% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 15.83% | -1.17% |
| 1994 | 17% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +0.251% |
| 1992 | 16.55% | +0.028% |
| 1991 | 16.52% | — |
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St. Lucia's unemployment rate is 9.45% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 10.2% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 25.22% (2020); the lowest is 9.45% (2025), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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