Unemployment Rate by Age and Sex (Quarterly) 2010 to 2024 Q2 - The Central Statistical Office of Saint Lucia

Unemployment Rate by Age and Sex, (Quarterly) 2010 to 2024 Q2

Age Group	2010				2011				2012				2013				2014				2015				2016				2017				2018				2019				2020				2021			2022				2023				2024
	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun	Jul - Sept	Oct - Dec	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun	Jul - Sept	Oct - Dec	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun	Jul - Sept	Oct - Dec	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun	Jul - Sept	Oct - Dec	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun	Jul - Sept	Oct - Dec	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun	Jul - Sept	Oct - Dec	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun	Jul - Sept	Oct - Dec	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun	Jul - Sept	Oct - Dec	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun	Jul - Sept	Oct - Dec	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun	Jul - Sept	Oct - Dec	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun	Jul - Sept	Oct - Dec	Jan-Mar	Apr-Jun	Oct - Dec	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun	Jul - Sept	Oct - Dec	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun	Jul - Sept	Oct - Dec	Jan - Mar	Apr - Jun
Total Both Sex	..	..	..	..	..	..	20.3%	22.0%	21.82%	20.47%	22.33%	20.19%	22.6%	23.8%	24.9%	22.0%	23.8%	25.4%	24.8%	23.6%	27.2%	25.0%	23.5%	20.6%	22.1%	21.4%	20.0%	21.6%	20.1%	20.8%	16.8%	23.2%	21.81%	21.72%	20.93	16.2	15.5	18.3	17.5	16.1	17.6	21.2	24.1	23.9	23.1	23.1	19.6	16.1	17.5	18.2	14.3	..	13.3	12.8	13.6	11.4	43.9
15-19 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	59.62%	61.57%	60.36%	60.09%	59.87%	66.46%	59.0%	63.8%	61.2%	58.4%	73.1%	74.5%	66.4%	69.1%	62.9%	65.3%	74.3%	64.4%	73.8%	79.2%	64.4%	69.2%	68.2%	62.0%	68.2%	68.2%	53.7%	64.9%	70.26	50.0	39.3	63.4	63.0	67.8	63.0	56.5	71.5	68.8	62.2	63.7	58.7	58.6	47.9	72.4	55.7	..	57.0	66.6	65.0	48.4	17.6
20-24 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	33.23%	34.95%	32.82%	28.46%	32.97%	29.00%	39.2%	33.4%	36.4%	43.6%	48.2%	47.9%	38.9%	38.8%	48.2%	44.3%	50.1%	31.7%	36.3%	35.8%	37.3%	42.2%	40.6%	41.7%	29.4%	47.7%	40.7%	34.16%	35.80	32.1	27.5	37.7	32.7	30.2	37.3	32.0	41.7	42.5	46.3	47.8	32.1	19.9	26.8	25.9	17.0	..	29.3	22.9	23.7	16.2	10.7
25-29 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	20.18%	25.22%	26.43%	22.27%	22.35%	23.17%	23.4%	31.1%	27.5%	27.6%	28.0%	33.1%	24.8%	22.9%	30.0%	31.8%	26.3%	24.1%	24.3%	23.1%	25.8%	33.1%	17.1%	26.6%	26.5%	26.4%	30.3%	23.14%	23.44	24.0	20.3	20.2	24.9	23.3	20.3	30.8	21.7	30.9	30.5	29.4	19.4	32.2	19.7	16.7	17.3	..	12.7	11.4	16.1	13.7	8.3
30-34 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	17.45%	18.33%	20.42%	13.05%	22.65%	18.22%	24.0%	20.6%	22.2%	14.2%	17.2%	21.7%	24.2%	20.5%	30.7%	19.9%	22.2%	16.3%	19.4%	28.9%	25.8%	19.4%	17.2%	22.6%	12.0%	28.1%	22.5%	17.30%	18.59	11.0	17.7	20.7	23.2	25.2	10.5	18.0	30.3	20.8	14.4	11.7	21.5	9.7	16.5	23.4	13.9	..	15.9	6.1	13.8	3.1	13.2
35-39 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	11.36%	12.82%	17.94%	18.92%	19.20%	10.23%	13.5%	26.7%	19.9%	9.3%	17.1%	20.1%	21.5%	16.7%	22.9%	20.4%	16.2%	20.3%	14.3%	12.5%	16.6%	18.0%	14.4%	10.8%	10.9%	13.5%	14.4%	27.53%	17.81	7.4	19.4	12.6	18.3	8.2	13.4	14.4	15.8	17.7	25.1	29.8	15.4	18.1	18.8	18.4	23.1	..	9.7	11.1	9.5	14.1	11.8
40-44 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	11.49%	19.98%	12.91%	17.57%	20.17%	14.01%	17.0%	14.0%	15.5%	18.6%	21.5%	14.4%	14.0%	21.1%	18.3%	21.1%	16.1%	14.9%	15.5%	14.9%	14.5%	10.7%	13.1%	20.2%	10.6%	16.3%	13.4%	11.33%	14.66	15.4	8.6	4.8	11.9	9.4	8.5	21.5	22.4	20.2	10.0	15.0	11.6	8.7	9.6	7.8	10.9	..	6.1	12.2	8.2	8.1	4.2
45-49 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	18.16%	13.45%	13.51%	13.84%	11.36%	8.23%	16.5%	17.4%	17.0%	15.9%	13.1%	8.7%	17.0%	19.4%	21.1%	14.3%	12.3%	14.0%	13.7%	12.4%	4.9%	11.2%	12.5%	12.9%	11.3%	11.9%	16.3%	17.10%	17.36	8.7	10.1	11.7	10.4	12.1	11.2	14.9	19.7	21.9	27.7	13.4	11.2	11.8	13.2	16.9	10.6	..	10.6	6.7	7.1	7.8	6.2
50-54 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	14.20%	11.87%	7.87%	15.31%	11.02%	14.46%	12.7%	15.6%	14.3%	16.1%	10.3%	12.7%	19.4%	11.9%	14.7%	15.9%	15.2%	15.4%	18.3%	14.2%	10.6%	12.5%	9.4%	7.7%	11.1%	18.7%	17.7%	17.09%	13.52	13.4	11.0	17.0	9.0	6.0	3.7	9.9	16.2	16.6	12.6	16.5	21.2	11.6	20.5	10.9	7.0	..	10.4	12.3	7.8	12.7	9.2
55-59 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	10.12%	17.16%	10.48%	10.48%	9.21%	17.24%	10.8%	20.3%	15.2%	12.8%	15.8%	20.6%	11.4%	10.1%	22.3%	14.0%	13.6%	16.1%	17.2%	11.0%	13.6%	8.6%	17.1%	15.1%	5.5%	11.0%	14.1%	12.72%	10.35	9.9	8.0	14.9	4.9	10.8	18.0	16.8	15.7	15.0	26.3	16.6	12.5	11.3	15.1	12.8	7.0	..	8.8	11.3	12.2	13.3	12.5
60-64 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	12.13%	9.43%	25.03%	12.81%	18.23%	16.02%	16.0%	7.9%	12.2%	10.3%	15.1%	17.5%	15.4%	8.3%	17.5%	15.4%	13.1%	10.7%	10.7%	13.5%	30.2%	25.0%	12.2%	3.0%	8.2%	8.8%	10.1%	9.16%	6.01	16.0	12.8	12.6	13.7	9.8	12.2	27.2	5.9	10.9	9.9	19.2	14.7	14.8	9.4	22.5	15.7	..	6.7	14.3	14.1	7.9	8.9
Over 65 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	15.43%	9.69%	17.65%	7.92%	17.25%	16.53%	11.8%	12.9%	12.4%	15.4%	17.0%	18.5%	12.0%	15.7%	10.4%	20.8%	4.7%	8.2%	11.6%	8.8%	10.8%	3.5%	4.0%	4.2%	8.1%	11.1%	13.0%	11.92%	5.71	7.0	8.5	5.8	3.6	6	7.1	11.5	15.0	10.1	10.7	19.5	10.3	5.6	7.3	5.8	10.3	..	11.4	10.4	8.6	3.3	11.2

Total Male	..	..	..	..	..	..	19.43%	19.04%	19.31%	19.18%	20.71%	17.29%	21.9%	20.8%	22.6%	20.0%	22.0%	22.2%	17.8%	21.3%	24.7%	22.7%	20.5%	17.6%	20.1%	18.5%	19.5%	19.4%	19.0%	20.2%	14.8%	18.6%	19.1%	20.50%	21.03	13.6	76.0	18.3	15.0	14.0	14.0	18.3	21.8	20.5	21.8	20.9	17.8	13.8	15.9	16.0	13.6	..	12.6	10.1	12.0	10.7	72.0
15-19 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	52.67%	52.95%	59.68%	55.69%	54.39%	70.74%	53.7%	56.5%	50.1%	52.6%	65.9%	75.8%	55.0%	70.8%	59.7%	66.8%	66.5%	61.1%	78.5%	73.2%	54.2%	57.8%	72.9%	61.6%	79.2%	75.5%	63.5%	70.68%	66.33	46.8	23.2	66.9	57.2	81.8	65.6	61.8	62.2	74.9	63.8	62.8	64.7	55.0	66.4	68.3	65.1	..	56.7	58.5	53.5	57.2	20.7
20-24 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	35.09%	31.06%	29.42%	25.60%	31.73%	21.41%	39.4%	26.0%	35.3%	45.4%	43.5%	45.3%	28.6%	36.1%	43.3%	42.8%	49.0%	27.2%	33.2%	31.7%	30.9%	40.8%	39.8%	41.8%	27.5%	44.2%	38.2%	37.38%	42.54	32.8	85.2	41.5	34.6	30.6	30.2	33.7	48.3	35.3	59.5	44.6	31.1	26.0	25.8	32.6	26.5	..	35.6	14.7	20.0	15.9	8.3
25-29 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	18.72%	26.78%	21.83%	26.24%	24.82%	22.23%	23.7%	25.4%	32.0%	24.1%	30.6%	30.6%	20.8%	17.8%	23.5%	30.9%	24.2%	19.9%	20.3%	25.1%	23.1%	29.0%	17.0%	30.4%	15.5%	21.2%	19.5%	21.72%	17.25	19.4	88.4	26.9	21.2	24.0	13.5	19.9	20.5	43.9	23.2	32.8	16.7	27.4	21.6	14.6	16.7	..	12.6	9.0	18.8	8.6	3.7
30-34 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	24.01%	14.28%	20.17%	11.33%	20.76%	11.91%	28.1%	21.9%	23.8%	13.2%	19.6%	14.1%	20.6%	19.3%	35.1%	17.2%	20.8%	13.6%	18.5%	24.2%	21.2%	18.6%	17.7%	14.8%	12.9%	20.8%	15.4%	16.15%	18.51	11.9	91.5	12.7	16.3	15.2	11.5	16.2	20.6	14.9	14.8	4.9	20.4	7.8	13.2	21.6	17.5	..	11.8	2.5	9.7	4.0	3.5
35-39 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	8.29%	9.67%	14.01%	18.10%	16.02%	6.70%	14.4%	25.7%	17.5%	9.2%	20.6%	16.4%	8.5%	13.5%	23.4%	23.5%	10.8%	15.1%	11.7%	8.7%	23.3%	18.9%	12.7%	11.8%	8.3%	12.0%	17.7%	32.38%	10.01	4.1	100.0	10.3	19.5	10.2	6.1	19.3	20.0	18.1	24.8	27.7	14.7	12.1	16.5	9.4	21.3	..	9.4	7.8	7.2	15.6	8.1
40-44 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	9.70%	15.08%	16.86%	10.74%	19.43%	11.72%	14.0%	6.1%	13.0%	12.6%	16.7%	13.5%	5.3%	19.1%	18.4%	16.6%	9.0%	16.0%	14.0%	15.1%	18.4%	6.2%	3.8%	13.6%	8.4%	10.8%	11.3%	13.95%	14.48	9.4	92.2	4.1	11.8	5.7	5.3	14.1	20.8	10.0	11.1	6.2	3.5	6.4	7.4	5.8	10.1	..	0.0	13.3	2.0	6.4	0.0
45-49 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	15.36%	9.75%	7.17%	12.30%	8.55%	6.39%	10.7%	14.7%	13.1%	14.3%	2.0%	2.7%	10.7%	15.6%	14.7%	10.8%	9.6%	7.7%	8.1%	7.1%	5.2%	12.2%	10.5%	11.7%	9.8%	5.3%	11.3%	10.71%	29.97	4.2	96.3	11.2	4.4	2.6	9.5	5.6	7.2	10.6	25.7	12.4	3.9	9.8	11.7	7.2	5.1	..	11.0	4.4	7.8	6.3	6.9
50-54 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	16.62%	11.43%	4.13%	10.87%	6.40%	10.37%	15.4%	18.5%	14.5%	9.4%	9.1%	11.4%	17.1%	10.3%	13.7%	11.1%	11.9%	9.7%	12.3%	10.3%	11.5%	12.3%	7.6%	6.3%	7.1%	13.0%	11.8%	6.02%	13.72	9.5	94.3	14.3	7.7	6.2	1.3	6.5	11.5	17.6	12.1	12.6	17.7	5.5	22.9	7.9	3.1	..	7.3	8.9	8.4	15.2	10.8
55-59 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	5.42%	14.26%	12.82%	12.27%	11.08%	16.76%	8.6%	19.0%	10.8%	14.6%	15.9%	18.3%	12.8%	8.3%	13.4%	13.8%	12.2%	9.3%	15.3%	8.6%	9.9%	6.2%	12.9%	11.6%	3.4%	9.5%	15.8%	8.93%	5.87	6.9	85.4	14.1	0.0	9.8	11.5	14.2	13.8	8.7	22.4	16.2	14.4	10.1	5.8	8.7	7.9	..	3.0	4.8	2.1	11.2	9.8
60-64 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	10.92%	8.11%	22.61%	15.19%	12.13%	12.48%	8.0%	17.2%	11.0%	9.9%	19.5%	21.1%	21.1%	7.5%	14.9%	9.6%	12.9%	13.1%	13.0%	13.8%	34.7%	16.5%	12.8%	3.0%	7.3%	5.4%	5.9%	0.00%	8.42	16.0	73.1	14.7	4.2	4.7	14.2	16.3	8.4	7.9	5.4	4.1	15.0	15.7	7.5	19.8	12.9	..	8.6	18.2	18.3	8.0	8.2
Over 65 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	15.14%	10.65%	12.06%	12.79%	19.91%	15.81%	10.4%	0.0%	22.6%	13.7%	17.8%	13.9%	6.2%	17.4%	13.0%	15.1%	2.4%	7.1%	12.7%	10.5%	9.1%	5.0%	4.5%	5.5%	8.1%	4.7%	14.0%	10.62%	4.13	6.4	37.5	6.2	1.3	8.2	12.1	16.7	14.5	7.8	0.0	21.2	12.4	5.9	6.6	3.3	7.0	..	14.0	9.3	11.5	1.4	9.7

Total Female	..	..	..	..	..	..	21.18%	25.24%	24.64%	21.86%	24.16%	23.32%	23.4%	26.8%	26.7%	24.2%	25.8%	28.9%	31.9%	26.5%	30.2%	27.5%	27.3%	24.6%	24.6%	24.8%	20.6%	24.0%	21.4%	21.4%	19.0%	28.1%	25.0%	23.06%	20.80	19.4	67.4	18.3	20.5	18.3	22.0	24.2	26.1	27.4	24.5	25.3	21.7	19.0	19.3	20.6	15.2	..	14.1	16.0	15.7	12.2	28.4
15-19 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	66.20%	69.67%	60.94%	65.59%	65.42%	61.79%	65.9%	70.2%	82.8%	64.8%	82.1%	73.3%	81.2%	66.8%	67.8%	63.7%	80.1%	70.5%	65.6%	86.4%	81.5%	84.9%	57.1%	62.9%	52.9%	58.5%	44.0%	54.91%	76.32	55.9	36.7	58.5	71.1	56.2	60.2	49.8	84.7	62.8	60.4	66.0	52.6	65.1	34.9	79.3	42.9	..	57.3	74.3	81.5	34.4	14.1
20-24 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	31.52%	39.45%	36.71%	31.88%	34.39%	37.70%	38.9%	39.8%	53.4%	41.7%	53.8%	51.3%	46.5%	41.8%	54.4%	46.5%	51.9%	41.2%	40.3%	40.2%	45.2%	44.2%	41.3%	41.4%	31.9%	50.6%	44.1%	30.41%	29.48	31.3	91.2	33.3	28.6	29.8	45.4	30.4	35.8	49.3	36.3	51.3	33.9	14.7	27.8	17.1	4.5	..	18.1	30.7	29.8	16.5	12.8
25-29 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	21.96%	23.65%	32.70%	18.79%	19.78%	24.01%	22.9%	36.8%	36.8%	31.7%	24.7%	36.4%	28.4%	27.8%	37.5%	32.5%	29.0%	29.5%	29.7%	21.2%	29.0%	37.6%	17.3%	22.9%	37.0%	33.0%	45.0%	24.46%	31.14	29.8	90.9	12.2	28.2	20.3	28.2	44.3	22.7	18.6	38.4	24.4	21.9	36.6	17.3	18.9	18.1	..	12.8	13.3	13.1	20.4	13.0
30-34 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	10.11%	22.74%	20.69%	14.45%	25.45%	25.77%	19.7%	19.3%	24.8%	15.3%	15.3%	29.1%	26.7%	22.5%	26.2%	22.3%	23.8%	18.9%	20.4%	33.0%	29.5%	20.2%	16.8%	31.9%	11.1%	35.6%	29.1%	18.37%	18.69	9.9	92.1	28.3	29.0	52.0	9.8	19.2	39.0	27.1	13.9	17.4	22.5	11.8	19.3	25.6	9.7	..	19.9	9.8	17.2	2.0	20.5
35-39 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	14.09%	15.36%	21.09%	19.75%	22.12%	12.99%	12.7%	27.8%	11.1%	9.5%	13.9%	23.3%	36.4%	20.6%	22.2%	17.8%	21.8%	25.3%	16.6%	16.0%	10.8%	17.4%	16.0%	9.8%	13.8%	14.9%	10.8%	22.04%	24.33	11.5	88.1	14.8	17.3	5.0	24.1	9.9	12.7	17.5	25.6	30.8	16.3	23.2	20.5	25.8	25.1	..	10.0	14.4	11.5	12.8	15.9
40-44 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	13.63%	25.16%	8.78%	25.11%	20.92%	16.31%	19.5%	23.3%	21.4%	23.0%	25.4%	15.4%	22.8%	22.9%	18.3%	26.7%	23.1%	13.8%	16.9%	14.7%	9.8%	16.3%	20.0%	26.0%	12.9%	20.5%	15.1%	8.12%	14.87	21.3	85.7	5.5	12.0	17.1	11.7	30.0	23.7	29.9	9.0	22.1	21.7	12.2	12.3	8.9	11.9	..	13.7	11.0	13.7	10.1	9.3
45-49 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	20.84%	17.31%	19.08%	15.33%	15.05%	10.30%	23.5%	19.7%	24.7%	17.8%	29.9%	16.3%	27.0%	23.5%	27.7%	18.5%	15.0%	22.1%	20.9%	20.6%	4.7%	10.1%	15.1%	13.9%	12.8%	18.4%	20.6%	22.11%	6.54	15.1	87.6	12.4	18.0	21.0	13.4	24.3	28.8	35.8	30.1	14.3	17.8	13.9	14.7	30.8	17.5	..	10.3	9.8	5.8	9.8	5.6
50-54 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	11.83%	12.31%	13.42%	19.53%	15.39%	19.18%	9.9%	12.2%	17.5%	22.4%	11.7%	14.1%	21.9%	14.0%	16.2%	21.0%	19.2%	21.8%	25.7%	18.5%	9.7%	12.7%	11.4%	9.2%	15.9%	24.4%	26.1%	28.75%	13.27	16.6	75.0	19.9	10.3	5.5	6.9	12.7	20.7	15.5	13.0	20.6	24.2	17.4	18.5	13.5	11.9	..	14.6	15.7	7.1	10.0	7.4
55-59 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	17.84%	22.55%	5.46%	8.19%	6.92%	17.85%	13.8%	21.7%	12.1%	9.9%	15.7%	24.0%	9.4%	14.5%	34.6%	14.3%	15.6%	23.8%	20.4%	14.6%	22.1%	11.9%	24.7%	18.5%	8.0%	12.8%	11.9%	16.40%	15.30	13.6	79.1	15.6	9.0	11.5	26.2	20.1	17.9	20.8	29.5	17.0	11.2	13.2	25.6	18.3	5.8	..	14.2	20.2	29.3	15.3	16.8
60-64 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	13.83%	11.26%	29.18%	9.01%	25.67%	20.77%	22.3%	0.0%	3.7%	10.7%	9.6%	14.1%	12.8%	9.1%	22.1%	22.7%	13.5%	4.5%	7.3%	13.1%	21.0%	33.3%	10.9%	3.0%	9.2%	12.0%	16.8%	20.12%	0.00	15.9	43.2	9.8	23.7	19.4	9.1	35.2	2.6	13.8	14.9	29.9	14.1	13.1	13.2	26.1	20.6	..	4.1	7.6	6.7	7.7	11.8
Over 65 Years	..	..	..	..	..	..	15.84%	8.26%	25.39%	0.00%	13.02%	17.56%	14.6%	17.2%	4.9%	17.5%	15.4%	27.7%	26.0%	12.6%	6.5%	34.3%	10.6%	11.4%	9.7%	4.3%	13.0%	0.0%	3.2%	2.5%	8.2%	43.4%	10.5%	15.13%	9.02	21.7	12.4	4.9	8.5	2.2	0.0	4.3	15.6	14.9	20.8	16.4	7.0	4.8	8.5	8.7	17.2	..	3.8	13.4	3.6	8.2	13.0
	.. Not available for a specific reference period
	Source: Central Statistical Office
	Last updated on 11/09/2024 by Martha Joseph

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