The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is encouraging the use of its Labour Market Information System (LMIS) app and website by workers and employers. Speaking at the south-eastern region mega roadshow, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on January 30, State Minister, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said that since…

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw says the micro-small -and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector is providing stable revenue and employment for Jamaica. In a speech delivered by principal director in the ministry, Michelle Parkins, at Mona Graphic Printers (MGP) 25th Anniversary Celebration and Awards Ceremony in Kingston, last Friday, Shaw said the…

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, is informing that the ‘clerks’ occupation group accounted for the most significant increase in employment recorded in the October 2019 Labour Force Survey. Speaking during STATIN’s quarterly briefing at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (January 17), Coy noted that the…

THE Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) in its latest labour force survey findings has indicated that the country’s unemployment rate continues to trend downwards while female employment increases. The country’s chief data processing entity, while presenting its review at a media briefing held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Friday, noted that for October 2019…