Jamaica — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1969–2025 · 55 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The latest unemployment rate reading for Jamaica was 3.29% in 2025. The previous reading was 4.18% in 2024; the period change was −0.89 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 7.84%.
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- Annual data, 1969–2025
- Quarterly data, 2000–2026
- Monthly data, 2000–2011
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Latest observations
2015–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.29 % |
| 2024 | 4.18 % |
| 2023 | 4.4 % |
| 2022 | 6.27 % |
| 2021 | 8.38 % |
6 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2020 | 10.2 % |
| 2019 | 7.7 % |
| 2018 | 9.13 % |
| 2017 | 11.6 % |
| 2016 | 13.2 % |
| 2015 | 13.5 % |