The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting a further improvement in the country's labour market, with unemployment falling to 3.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025.
STATIN says the figure compares with an unemployment rate of 3.5 per cent in the corresponding period a year earlier.
The data are based on a labour force survey conducted between October 5 and October 11, ahead of the passage of Hurricane Melissa later in the month.
However, the agency notes that the hurricane caused significant disruption to field operations in several western parishes, including St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland, St. James, Hanover and Trelawny.
As a result, STATIN says it used an abridged version of its standard survey questionnaire to ensure the continued collection of key labour market data.
Meanwhile, the number of persons outside the labour force increased by 6,300. STATIN says these movements combined to produce the decline in the unemployment rate to 3.3 per cent.
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