The Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s, (STATIN) reported that the unemployment rate for July 2021 as gone down as the rate was reported at 8.5 percent. This is 4.1 percentage points lower than the 12.6 percent out-turn for the corresponding period last year....
Unemployment is on the rise while the employed labour force has shrunken. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) says the pandemic prevented them from carrying out the labour force survey in 2020. STATIN says the 2021 Labour Force Survey for April was compared...
Unemployment Rate Increases: The inflation rate for December 2020 was 1.3 percent compared to a 0.6 percent inflation rate for the month of November. While for the calendar year 2020 the inflation rate was 6.4 percent as released by the Statistical Institute of...
The coronavirus outbreak has not only affected lives but also livelihoods. This as, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica is reporting that the country’s unemployment figures increased by 51.2% in July compared to the same period last year, majority of it due to...
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