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St. Lucia
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

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

Global rank#37out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

25.221.317.313.49.5199120082025St. Lucia · 2025: 9.45%St. Lucia

Analytical takeaways

  • St. Lucia records 9.45% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #37 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) declined from 16.52% in 1991 to 9.45% in 2025, a decrease of 7.07%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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