This thesis analyses the development policies implemented and executed in Haiti and their impacts in creating or jeopardizing employment. It uses data from the 1971, 1982, and 2003 censuses in order to find the approximate trends of unemployment and argue whether or not the different economic policies have been employment friendly or faulty. The research has found that while the policies have been inadequate in their quest for full employment, the rate of unemployment has been decreasing in Haiti. The reason is that most of the employed people work in the informal sector, which suggests a very high level of underemployment. This study also finds that the major determinants of unemployment and underemployment are the absence of employment policy and the lack of a social safety net. Therefore, the policies have enhanced the “informalization” of the economy, which is an avenue to explore in the future when studying unemployment in Haiti.