
BANK OF JAMAICA LOWERS POLICY RATE
May 16, 2018 BANK OF JAMAICA LOWERS POLICY RATE Bank of Jamaica announces its decision to lower the policy interest rate (the rate offered on

May 16, 2018 BANK OF JAMAICA LOWERS POLICY RATE Bank of Jamaica announces its decision to lower the policy interest rate (the rate offered on

May 14, 2018 Net International Reserves- April 2018 Jamaica’s Net International Reserves (NIR) totaled US$3,106.57 million as at April 2018, reflecting an increase of US$32.00

May 9, 2018 While the number of job openings increased to 6.6 million for March 2018, hires, separations and quits (which is a portion of

May 4, 2018 Job gains in professional and business services, manufacturing, health care, and mining was sufficient to force the unemployment rate down to 3.9

May 3, 2018 Business Confidence Index According to the Survey of Business Confidence index dipped to 136.5 points for the first quarter 2018, 2.05 points

Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 2.68 % or US$2, as prices fell this week. Oil traded on May 3, 2018 at a price

May 3, 2018 Labor productivity, or output per hour, for nonfarm business sector increased 0.7 percent during the first quarter of 2018, reflecting an increase

May 1, 2018 According to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), unemployment rate continued on a downward trajectory for January 2018 due to decline in

May 01,2018 For the period of April 2017 to March 2018, the GOJ reported Total Revenues & Grants of $560.84 billion, $7.27 billion more than

April 30, 2018 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the 3-month period ended March 2018, compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.8 percent.