Unemployment Rates in the Americas

Posted by By Eric Epstein at 22 October, at 10 : 14 AM Print

“The unemployment rate is defined as the level of unemployment divided by the labor force. The labor force is defined as the number of people employed plus the number unemployed but seeking work.”

Nation	Unemployment rate
1. Haiti	40.6% (1)
2. Jamaica	14.3% (2)
3. Dominican Republic	14.2% (3)
4. Costa Rica	10.21%
5. Columbia	10.00%
6. Bolivia	8.30%
7. Venezuela	7.90%
8. United States	7.80%
9. Canada	7.40%
10. Argentina	7.20%

Source: Trading Economics
1 http://www.heritage.org/index/country/haiti
2 Statistical Institute of Jamaica, August 21, 2012.
3 http://www.heritage.org/index/country/dominicanrepublic

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