Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Government of Jamaica
Global Slowdown Might Hurt Local Jobs, Says Statin Boss
By Steven Jackson JOBS ARE on the rise across Jamaica and unemployment is at a low 7.8 per cent, but the head of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Statin, fears the slowdown of the global economy might cut into the gains and reduce the pace of job growth in the medium term. “Because the Jamaican economy…