Unemployment Rate rose 18.7% to 9.97% in Jamaica in 2021, according to .
Historically, Unemployment Rate in Jamaica reached an all time high of 27.6% in 1982 and an all time low of 7.72% in 2019.
Jamaica has been ranked 20th within the group of 102 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment Rate, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment Rate | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Bahamas | % | 9.80% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 14.4% | 6.06% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cuba | % | 1.70% | 1.70% | 1.67% | 3.87% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | % | 5.83% | 5.86% | 6.36% | 8.90% | 5.20% | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | % | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.5% | 14.5% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | % | 11.6% | 9.10% | 7.72% | 8.40% | 9.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 3.42% | 3.28% | 3.48% | 4.71% | 3.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | 10.8% | 9.20% | 8.30% | 11.2% | 11.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 4.36% | 3.90% | 3.67% | 8.31% | 3.61% |
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