Jamaica Labour Exchange

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		2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
Total Labour Force	1,270,450	1,299,600	1,276,600	1,253,075	1,223,100	1,194,800	1,189,700	1,208,200	1,104,800	1,105,300
Total Unemployed Labour Force	144,350	137,400	124,000	129,400	137,350	139,600	135,600	171,450	165,400	171,700
Male Labour Force	698,500	713,200	706,800	695,550	681,525	663,467	663,300	668,000	618,100	615,000
Female Labour Force	571,950	586,400	569,800	557,525	541,575	531,333	526,400	540,200	486,700	490,300
Unemployment Rate	11.36	10.57	9.70	10.33	11.23	11.68	11.40	14.19	14.97	15.53
Male Unemployment	59,500	52,000	42,700	48,800	51,975	52,600	51,600	65,800	63,300	62,500
Female Unemployment	84,850	85,400	81,300	80,600	85,375	87,000	84,000	105,650	102,100	109,200
Male Unemployment Rate	8.52	7.30	6.04	7.01	7.63	7.93	7.78	9.85	10.24	10.16
Female Unemployment Rate	14.83	14.56	14.27	14.46	15.76	16.37	15.96	19.56	20.98	22.27
Adult Labour Force	1,098,050	1,107,200	1,068,600	1,041,675	1,010,325	987,733	981,600	978,850	850,100	842,100
Adult Unemployment	97,650	87,600	74,800	79,500	83,000	84,800	82,100	100,200	81,100	87,300
Adult Unemployment Rate	8.89	7.91	7	7.63	8.22	8.60	8.36	10.23	9.54	10.37
Youth Labour Force	172,400	192,400	208,000	211,400	212,775	207,067	208,100	229,350	254,700	263,200
Youth Unemployment	46,700	49,800	49,200	49,900	54,350	54,800	53,500	71,250	84,300	84,400
Youth Unemployment Rate	27.10	25.90	23.65	23.60	33.04	26.42	25.70	31.07	33.10	32.07
Annual Average Unemployment Rate	11.35	10.60	9.75	10.32	11.23	11.67	11.40	14.15	15	15.53
Source: Statistical Institute of Jamaica

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