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Youth unemployment rate — World Bank / ILO modeled estimate (15–24)

ILO modeled estimate published by World Bank: unemployed youth as a percentage of the labor force ages 15–24. Not the percentage of all youth or graduates without work. Separate from the count-based derived unemployment rate.

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Youth unemployment rate — World Bank / ILO modeled estimate (15–24)

Jamaica

Values and evidence for Jamaica. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11232 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 14.46 Exact value 14.4590000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11231 · revision 1 Value 14.4590000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.4590000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 14.89 Exact value 14.8890000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11230 · revision 1 Value 14.8890000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.8890000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 14.74 Exact value 14.7410000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11229 · revision 1 Value 14.7410000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.7410000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 15.04 Exact value 15.0410000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11228 · revision 1 Value 15.0410000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15.0410000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
1995	15.13 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11227 · revision 1 Value 15.1300000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15.1300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 15.77 Exact value 15.7650000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11226 · revision 1 Value 15.7650000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15.7650000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 16.01 Exact value 16.0120000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11225 · revision 1 Value 16.0120000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.0120000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 16.39 Exact value 16.3930000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11224 · revision 1 Value 16.3930000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.3930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 16.55 Exact value 16.5540000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11223 · revision 1 Value 16.5540000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.5540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 16.60 Exact value 16.5970000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11222 · revision 1 Value 16.5970000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.5970000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 16.55 Exact value 16.5480000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11221 · revision 1 Value 16.5480000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.5480000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 16.60 Exact value 16.5980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11220 · revision 1 Value 16.5980000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.5980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 16.55 Exact value 16.5460000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11219 · revision 1 Value 16.5460000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.5460000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 16.71 Exact value 16.7060000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11218 · revision 1 Value 16.7060000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.7060000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 16.84 Exact value 16.8410000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11217 · revision 1 Value 16.8410000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.8410000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 16.95 Exact value 16.9510000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11216 · revision 1 Value 16.9510000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.9510000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 17.01 Exact value 17.0090000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11215 · revision 1 Value 17.0090000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17.0090000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 17.18 Exact value 17.1820000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11214 · revision 1 Value 17.1820000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17.1820000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 18.55 Exact value 18.5520000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11213 · revision 1 Value 18.5520000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 18.5520000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 20.45 Exact value 20.4510000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11212 · revision 1 Value 20.4510000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 20.4510000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 20.36 Exact value 20.3630000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11211 · revision 1 Value 20.3630000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 20.3630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 23.40 Exact value 23.4010000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11210 · revision 1 Value 23.4010000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 23.4010000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 27.23 Exact value 27.2280000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11209 · revision 1 Value 27.2280000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 27.2280000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 26.35 Exact value 26.3480000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11208 · revision 1 Value 26.3480000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 26.3480000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 25.78 Exact value 25.7770000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11207 · revision 1 Value 25.7770000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 25.7770000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 24.66 Exact value 24.6610000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11206 · revision 1 Value 24.6610000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 24.6610000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 21.69 Exact value 21.6860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11205 · revision 1 Value 21.6860000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 21.6860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 18.06 Exact value 18.0640000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11204 · revision 1 Value 18.0640000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 18.0640000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2019	15.96 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11203 · revision 1 Value 15.9600000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15.9600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 20.09 Exact value 20.0870000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11202 · revision 1 Value 20.0870000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 20.0870000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 16.84 Exact value 16.8370000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11201 · revision 1 Value 16.8370000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.8370000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 13.12 Exact value 13.1170000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11200 · revision 1 Value 13.1170000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13.1170000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 9.99 Exact value 9.9920000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11199 · revision 1 Value 9.9920000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.9920000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 10.38 Exact value 10.3830000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11198 · revision 1 Value 10.3830000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.3830000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 10.81 Exact value 10.8090000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11197 · revision 1 Value 10.8090000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.8090000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:16 · source revision unspecified

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