ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Jamaica
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Jamaica at 3.3% in 2025.
Jamaica, 2025
3.3%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
132nd of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Jamaica over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.3% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 3.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.8%, the figure has changed by −5.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Jamaica has the 132nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
10.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
69.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
63.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
67.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
13.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
17.1%
2025 · World Bank