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May 9, 2012
The main findings of the January 2012 Labour Force Survey which was conducted by
the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) are presented below. The reference
week for this survey was December 18-24, 2011.
- Total Labour Force in January 2012
was 1,260,600 persons comprising 686,900 males and 573,700 females. This was a
decline of 9,300 (0.7%) when compared with 1,269,900 persons in January 2011.
- There were 1,083,400 persons Employed
in January 2012, of which 614,800 were males and 468,600 females. This
represents a decline of 23,100 persons (2.1%) from the 1,106,500 who were
employed in January 2011. When compared to the previous quarter (October 2011)
employment decreased by 5,500 persons (0.5%).
- Employment in the
Construction industry group decreased
by 10,900 persons (12.5%) between January 2011 and January 2012. During the same
period employment in Health & Social Work
increased by 3,500 persons.
- The Occupation group
Plant and Machine Operators
and Assemblers had increased
employment of 1,200 (1.9%) persons between January 2011 and January 2012.
Professionals, Senior Officials and
Technicians declined by 10,200 or (4.4%) during the same period.
- The number of unemployed persons
increased by 13,700 (8.3%) between January 2011 and January 2012; moving from
163,500 to 177,200.
- The unemployment rate for January
2012 was 14.1 per cent. For males it
was 10.5 per cent and for females it was 18.3 per cent. In January 2011 the rate was 12.9 for both
sexes, 9.5 for males and 16.8 per cent for females.
- The unemployment rate
among youths (14 – 24 years)
increased between January 2011 and January 2012, moving from 30.5 per cent to
33.7 per cent, an increase of 3.2 percentage points.
- During the period January 2011 to January 2012, the number of persons outside the labour force increased by 11,800 (1.6 %), moving from 737,000 to 748,800 persons.
- The number of persons seeking jobs in
the January 2012 survey, increased by 4.3 per cent moving from 101,400 in
January 2011 to 106,000.
The January 2012 Labour Force
outlines additional information and may be obtained at our Distribution Office, 7 Cecelio Avenue Kingston 10.
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