Jamaica Records Highest Employment Rate in Seven Years
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s (STATIN) latest Labour Force Survey shows that the number of persons employed, as at July 2015, rose to 1,147,500. This represents an increase of 23,200, relative to the corresponding period last year, and the highest figure recorded since October 2008. The data also shows that the unemployment rate, also as at July 2015, was 13.1...