31,400 More Persons Employed
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s (STATIN) Labour Force Survey shows that the number of persons employed as at January 2016 increased by 31,400 to 1,163,600. Further, that the unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent, one percentage point lower than the corresponding period in 2015, and 0.2 percent less than last October. The survey also revealed that the total labour force...