Unemployment Rate in Jamaica remained unchanged at 7.80 percent in the third quarter of 2019 from 7.80 percent in the second quarter of 2019. Jamaica Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2020 from its official source.
Unemployment Rate in Jamaica averaged 12.98 percent from 1991 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 16.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 1997 and a record low of 7.80 percent in the second quarter of 2019. This page provides - Jamaica Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Unemployment Rate in Jamaica is expected to be 7.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployment Rate in Jamaica to stand at 7.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Jamaica Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 7.20 percent in 2021, according to our econometric models.