The Ministry of Labour & Social Security is advising the public that its St. James Parish Office will be closed at 2:00p.m. on Thursday, August 26, and on 12 noon on...

A total of 786 jobseekers were placed in employment locally through the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE), with females accounting for 78.2 per cent of placements. As contained in the Planning...

Data from the April 2021 Labour Force Survey of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) show a significant level of compliance with coronavirus (COVID-19) control measures. STATIN’s Director General, Carol...

Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles emerged as the industry group recording the highest number of employed persons – 233,200 -in April 2021. This is according...

The number of Jamaicans in jobs, as at April 2021, totalled approximately 1,206,000. This is 40,500 fewer or 3.2 per cent lower than the corresponding period in 2019, according to...

The Ministry of Labour & Social Security office located at 108 Harbour Street, Kingston is closed to the public today, Monday, July 5, 2021. This closure is due to flooding...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, says Jamaica must actively seek to implement transformative initiatives that can position the local labour force to generate and maintain sustainable...

Parish Manager for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in St. Elizabeth, Michelle Senior, says the parish is currently engaged in the application and verification process in the rollout...