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STAT	Barbados	Jamaica	HISTORY
Long-term unemployment rate	46.8 Ranked 14th. 48% more than Jamaica	31.7 Ranked 23th.
Long-term unemployment rate > Female	53.7 Ranked 8th. 48% more than Jamaica	36.2 Ranked 20th.
Male > % of male labor force	8.9% Ranked 28th. 10% more than Jamaica	8.1% Ranked 33th.
Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	28.7% Ranked 17th.	36.3% Ranked 9th. 26% more than Barbados
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	24.1% Ranked 13th. 10% more than Jamaica	22% Ranked 18th.
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	26.2% Ranked 16th.	28.1% Ranked 12th. 7% more than Barbados
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment	84.3% Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Jamaica	11.5% Ranked 63th.
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment	85.9% Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Jamaica	7.1% Ranked 74th.
Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment	4.5% Ranked 69th. The same as Jamaica	4.5% Ranked 69th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	8.7% Ranked 57th. 4% more than Jamaica	8.4% Ranked 61st.
Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment	11.2% Ranked 50th. 18% more than Jamaica	9.5% Ranked 61st.
Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	24.1% Ranked 12th. 10% more than Jamaica	22% Ranked 14th.
Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	26.2% Ranked 14th.	28.1% Ranked 8th. 7% more than Barbados
Youth unemployment, both sexes	26.2% Ranked 19th.	30.1% Ranked 15th. 15% more than Barbados
Youth unemployment, male	24.1% Ranked 15th. 1% more than Jamaica	23.9% Ranked 22nd.
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment	5.6% Ranked 59th.	6.7% Ranked 59th. 20% more than Barbados
Total > % of total labor force	9.8% Ranked 28th.	11.4% Ranked 14th. 16% more than Barbados
Female > % of female labor force	10.5% Ranked 30th.	15.7% Ranked 11th. 50% more than Barbados
Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	28.7% Ranked 15th.	36.3% Ranked 6th. 26% more than Barbados
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force	9.8% Ranked 38th.	10.6% Ranked 8th. 8% more than Barbados
Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24	2.8 ratio Ranked 30th.	3.2 ratio Ranked 17th. 14% more than Barbados
Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24	3.4 Ranked 15th.	4.4 Ranked 6th. 29% more than Barbados
Youth unemployment, female	28.7% Ranked 22nd.	37.9% Ranked 12th. 32% more than Barbados

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