Jamaica Youth Unemployment Rate (1991-2025)

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Jamaica youth unemployment rate for 2025 was 10.81%, a 0.43% increase from 2024.

Jamaica youth unemployment rate for 2024 was 10.38%, a 0.39% increase from 2023.
Jamaica youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 9.99%, a 3.13% decline from 2022.
Jamaica youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 13.12%, a 3.72% decline from 2021.

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Jamaica Youth Unemployment Rate | Historical Data | 1991 - 2025.