FACTOID # 1: Guatamalan women work 11.5 hours a day, while South African men work only 4.5.
 
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Labor Statistics > Unemployment, total > % of total labor force > Jamaica (historical data)

VIEW DATA:   Values  
Definition     Source      Printable version   
Date   Amount    Rank   
2004   11.4    #15   
2003   11.7    #26   
2002   14.3    #16   
2001   15    #17   
2000   15.5    #14   
1999   15.7    #7   
1998   15.5    #8   
1997   16.5    #11   
1996   16    #13   
1995   16.2    #12   
1994   15.3    #16   
1993   16.3    #12   
1992   15.4    #9   
1991   15.7    #12   
1990   15.7    #6   
1989   16.8    #4   
1988   23    #3   
1987   21    #2   
1986   23.7    #1   
1984   25.6    #1   
1983   26.4    #1   
1982   26.7    #1   
1981   25    #1   
1980   35.5    #1   


DEFINITION: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
 

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