Record Number of Persons Employed
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that a record 1,216,200 persons were employed as at July 2017. Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, said the figure, contained in STATIN’s Labour Force Survey, represents an increase of 29,200 persons relative to July 2016, and is the highest ever recorded for a single month....








