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Jamaica - Unemployment Rate 3.29

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

3.29 (2025)

Global rank

##50 of 187 economies

vs global median

0.6×

Growth since 1991

0.53×

Ranking Race — Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#12719911996200120062011201620212025#96#502022 overtook Switzerland2023 overtook Norway
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Jamaica climbed from #96 to #50 (overtook Switzerland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Jamaica ↓

Key Events — Jamaica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Switzerland in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Norway in global rank auto
2023
Climbed 27 places in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120253.025.257.479.7

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