Global Statistics and Country Indicators
Jamaica Unemployment Rate Over Time (1980–2025)
Jamaica Unemployment Rate Over Time (1980–2025)Unemployment Rate
Data table
| 1980 | 27.3% | 1992 | 15.7% | 2004 | 12.2% | 2015 | 13.5% |
| 1981 | 25.9% | 1993 | 16.3% | 2005 | 11.2% | 2016 | 13.2% |
| 1982 | 27.6% | 1994 | 15.4% | 2006 | 10.3% | 2017 | 11.7% |
| 1983 | 26.4% | 1995 | 16.2% | 2007 | 9.9% | 2018 | 9.1% |
| 1984 | 25.5% | 1996 | 16% | 2008 | 10.6% | 2019 | 7.7% |
| 1985 | 25% | 1997 | 16.5% | 2009 | 11.4% | 2020 | 10.2% |
| 1986 | 23.7% | 1998 | 15.5% | 2010 | 12.4% | 2021 | 8.4% |
| 1987 | 21% | 1999 | 15.7% | 2011 | 12.4% | 2022 | 6.3% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | 2000 | 15.5% | 2012 | 13.9% | 2023 | 4.4% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | 2001 | 15% | 2013 | 15.3% | 2024 | 4.2% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | 2002 | 14.2% | 2014 | 13.8% | 2025 | 3.4% |
| 1991 | 15.4% | 2003 | 11.8% |