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January 15
Jamaica’s unemployment rate stood at 3.3 per cent at the end of October 2025, when compared to 3.5 p...
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February 22
Consumers were faced with a 2.2 per cent increase in the prices of meals purchased at fast food rest...
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February 16
Jamaica's trade relationship with China has grown at a staggering pace over the past five years, wit...
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January 22
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s unemployment rate for October 2024 is at a new record low of 3.5 per ce...
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January 2
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the economy contracted by 3.5 per ce...
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July 18
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s unemployment rate (LU1) was 5.4 per cent in January 2024, according to...
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