St. Lucia Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

St. Lucia unemployment rate for 2022 was 15.77%, a 3.81% decline from 2021.
St. Lucia unemployment rate for 2021 was 19.58%, a 0.83% decline from 2020.
St. Lucia unemployment rate for 2020 was 20.41%, a 5.07% increase from 2019.
St. Lucia unemployment rate for 2019 was 15.34%, a 3.78% decline from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa	28.84%
Botswana	23.62%
Gabon	20.61%
Namibia	19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.55%
Libya	19.30%
Jordan	19.19%
St. Lucia	15.77%
Iraq	15.32%
Montenegro	15.25%
North Macedonia	14.43%
Bosnia	12.66%
Algeria	12.49%
Guyana	12.30%
Lebanon	11.75%
Albania	11.63%
Costa Rica	11.32%
Colombia	10.55%
Turkey	10.43%
Samoa	10.04%
Brazil	9.23%
Iran	8.82%
Serbia	8.68%
Belize	8.67%
Armenia	8.59%
Equatorial Guinea	8.58%
Suriname	8.23%
Paraguay	6.75%
Mauritius	6.32%
Azerbaijan	5.65%
Venezuela	5.62%
Romania	5.61%
Dominican Republic	5.50%
Jamaica	5.50%
China	4.98%
Kazakhstan	4.86%
Fiji	4.56%
Maldives	4.39%
Bulgaria	4.27%
Turkmenistan	4.13%
Russia	3.87%
Peru	3.85%
Ecuador	3.76%
Malaysia	3.63%
Belarus	3.57%
Mexico	3.26%
Guatemala	3.05%
Tonga	2.43%
Cuba	1.25%
Thailand	0.94%
Tuvalu	0.00%
American Samoa	0.00%
Marshall Islands	0.00%
Nauru	0.00%
Dominica	0.00%
Grenada	0.00%

St. Lucia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	15.77%	-3.81%
2021	19.58%	-0.83%
2020	20.41%	5.07%
2019	15.34%	-3.78%
2018	19.12%	0.23%
2017	18.89%	-0.86%
2016	19.75%	-1.04%
2015	20.79%	-0.77%
2014	21.56%	-0.66%
2013	22.21%	3.15%
2012	19.06%	0.20%
2011	18.86%	1.74%
2010	17.12%	1.75%
2009	15.37%	2.65%
2008	12.72%	-1.28%
2007	14.00%	-2.00%
2006	16.00%	-2.70%
2005	18.70%	-2.27%
2004	20.97%	-1.21%
2003	22.18%	1.79%
2002	20.39%	1.84%
2001	18.55%	2.06%
2000	16.49%	-1.60%
1999	18.09%	-3.51%
1998	21.60%	1.13%
1997	20.47%	4.14%
1996	16.33%	0.50%
1995	15.83%	-1.17%
1994	17.00%	0.20%
1993	16.80%	0.25%
1992	16.56%	0.01%
1991	16.54%	16.54%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%