Working Paper Series: Special Edition of 2016 to 2018 Interns

4.3.2 Age Along the age demography, young persons between the ages of 15 to29 years have been disparagingly affected by unemployment. While young people make up approximately half of the total unemployed, unemployed youth account for 30.0 per cent of the youth labour force. This is the highest unemployment rate in any age category. Youth unemployment reached its highest in 2014 with about 41.8 per cent of the young labour force being out of work.

Figure 6: Youth Unemployment

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

15- 29 years

30 years and above

Central Statistics Office, Saint Lucia

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