Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme touches 3% of workforce
13 May 2013
Around 37,000 people have taken part in the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme since it launched last year, according to the national government’s Jamaica Information Service (JIS).
Mon, 13 May 2013Around 37,000 people have taken part in the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme since it launched last year, according to the national government’s Jamaica Information Service (JIS).
This is equivalent to 2.9% of the country’s workforce of 1.26m, as recorded by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica.
JIS notes that the individuals working through the programme have been involved in over 950 different projects, including road, infrastructure and construction works.
The programme is a government strategy in response to “chronic unemployment among some Jamaicans, particularly those in the lower socio-economic groups, persons with special needs, as well as those with low skill levels”, JIS says.
Unemployment on the island nation has fluctuated between 12% and 14% in the past two years, institute data shows.
This is equivalent to 2.9% of the country’s workforce of 1.26m, as recorded by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica.
JIS notes that the individuals working through the programme have been involved in over 950 different projects, including road, infrastructure and construction works.
The programme is a government strategy in response to “chronic unemployment among some Jamaicans, particularly those in the lower socio-economic groups, persons with special needs, as well as those with low skill levels”, JIS says.
Unemployment on the island nation has fluctuated between 12% and 14% in the past two years, institute data shows.
