Youth Unemployment Rate in Jamaica increased to 10.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 10.20 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Youth Unemployment Rate in Jamaica averaged 23.29 percent from 2012 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 37.00 percent in the second quarter of 2013 and a record low of 10.10 percent in the second quarter of 2025. source: Statistical Institute of Jamaica

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	1413200.00	1441100.00		Dec 2025
Employment Rate	65.60	66.80	percent	Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate	67.80	69.10	percent	Dec 2025
Population	2.82	2.82	Million	Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons	48800.00	49200.00		Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate	3.30	3.30	percent	Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.60	10.20	percent	Dec 2025