Virgin Islands (U.S.) Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.) youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 27.20%, a 1.37% decline from 2021.
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.) youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 28.57%, a 1.11% decline from 2020.
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.) youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 29.67%, a 2.26% increase from 2019.
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.) youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 27.41%, a 0.42% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
New Caledonia 38.02%
French Polynesia 36.37%
Greece 30.05%
Spain 28.34%
Uruguay 27.58%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 27.20%
Barbados 24.49%
Italy 23.93%
Brunei 23.89%
Bahamas 23.85%
Saudi Arabia 23.77%
Sweden 20.68%
Panama 20.19%
Estonia 20.15%
Slovak Republic 19.30%
Cyprus 18.69%
Argentina 18.57%
Portugal 17.80%
France 17.75%
Croatia 17.56%
Luxembourg 17.54%
Chile 17.25%
Belgium 16.27%
Kuwait 15.38%
Channel Islands 14.79%
Finland 14.47%
Guam 13.64%
Latvia 13.20%
Puerto Rico 13.11%
Hong Kong 12.96%
Trinidad and Tobago 11.57%
Slovenia 11.09%
Lithuania 11.05%
Iceland 10.73%
Hungary 10.22%
Canada 10.01%
United Kingdom 9.94%
Norway 9.64%
Austria 9.40%
UAE 9.29%
New Zealand 9.23%
Ireland 9.15%
Denmark 8.78%
Poland 8.71%
Australia 8.29%
Malta 8.27%
United States 7.89%
Netherlands 7.79%
Oman 7.47%
Switzerland 7.37%
Czech Republic 7.08%
Macao 7.05%
South Korea 6.88%
Bahrain 6.63%
Singapore 6.12%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.75%
Japan 4.23%
Qatar 0.30%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 27.20% -1.37%
2021 28.57% -1.11%
2020 29.67% 2.26%
2019 27.41% 0.42%
2018 26.99% 0.06%
2017 26.93% -0.92%
2016 27.85% 1.25%
2015 26.60% -1.02%
2014 27.62% 0.06%
2013 27.56% 1.54%
2012 26.02% 0.68%
2011 25.34% 1.27%
2010 24.07% -0.01%
2009 24.08% 3.16%
2008 20.92% 0.04%
2007 20.88% -0.37%
2006 21.25% -1.41%
2005 22.66% -0.25%
2004 22.92% -0.47%
2003 23.38% 0.84%
2002 22.55% 0.43%
2001 22.12% 0.34%
2000 21.78% -0.94%
1999 22.72% -0.49%
1998 23.21% -1.25%
1997 24.46% -0.27%
1996 24.73% -1.12%
1995 25.85% -0.52%
1994 26.37% -0.81%
1993 27.18% -0.09%
1992 27.27% 0.65%
1991 26.62% 0.65%