PIOJ Growth-Inducement Strategy - Planning Institute of Jamaica

Table E.2. Unemployed Labour Force by Age, 2009-2010
Age Group
2009 2010
January April July October January April July
BOTH SEXES
14 - 19 15,600 15,300 14,200 14,700 15,200 12,500 12,800
20 - 24 29,200 28,400 33,700 35,700 34,900 39,000 34,700
25 - 34 48,800 51,500 45,800 43,600 56,800 47,100 47,200
35 - 44 29,600 30,000 31,700 31,900 40,700 34,700 31,700
45 - 54 11,800 12,300 12,900 13,200 15,300 13,700 12,700
55 - 64 5,000 4,900 4,200 4,600 4,700 5,900 5,600
65 and over 2,500 2,700 1,400 2,000 2,300 1,200 1,200
TOTAL 142,500 145,100 143,900 145,700 169,900 154,100 145,900
MALE
14 - 19 7,700 8,800 7,600 7,300 7,800 7,400 7,300
20 - 24 12,400 13,700 15,600 14,400 14,500 17,500 14,200
25 - 34 18,100 21,300 17,400 14,100 21,800 17,700 15,500
35 - 44 10,900 10,400 9,900 9,600 16,600 10,200 10,200
45 - 54 5,600 4,900 5,100 6,000 7,400 6,000 5,200
55 - 64 2,900 3,300 2,300 2,600 2,800 3,500 2,700
65 and over 1,700 1,700 900 1,700 1,400 800 700
TOTAL 59,300 64,100 58,800 55,700 72,300 63,100 55,800
FEMALE
14 - 19 7,900 6,500 6,600 7,400 7,400 5,100 5,500
20 - 24 16,800 14,700 18,100 21,300 20,400 21,500 20,500
25 - 34 30,700 30,200 28,400 29,500 35,000 29,400 31,700
35 - 44 18,700 19,600 21,800 22,300 24,100 24,500 21,500
45 - 54 6,200 7,400 7,800 7,200 7,900 7,700 7,500
55 - 64 2,100 1,600 1,900 2,000 1,900 2,400 2,900
65 and over 800 1,000 500 300 900 400 500
TOTAL 83,200 81,000 85,100 90,000 97,600 91,000 90,100
Note: Data for July 2010 are preliminary. Data for April, July and October 2009 are adjusted.
Source: Statistical Institute of Jamaica.
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