Jamaica Employment

news and information about jobs and employment in Jamaica

New platform launched for tourism jobs in Jamaica

Database of certified Jamaicans to help connect jobseekers with employers KINGSTON, JAMAICA — More residents can expect to be hired for high-level tourism jobs in Jamaica as the government has launched a new online platform that will connect higher-skilled jobseekers with employers, similarly to the way Caribbean Employment Services Inc.'s does. The Database of Certified…
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Jobs abound in Jamaica; unemployment down again

STATIN reports employment continues to rise as unemployment continues to fall KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The country’s latest labour force survey shows positive movement as far as jobs in Jamaica are concerned, as unemployment continues to trend downwards while employment trends in the opposite direction. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has consistently shown improving numbers…
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Two years later: Tourism jobs returning as pandemic dies down

Caribbean tourism leaders reflect on World Tourism Day KINGSTON, JAMAICA — It’s official; tourism jobs in Jamaica, and throughout the Caribbean on the whole, are on a steady rebound after the unprecedented disaster that was the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic first struck this region in early 2020, nearly putting an end to the lucrative tourism…
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Brand new Jamaican office to hire 200 more employees

Around 50,000 jobs in Jamaica believed to be in the services sector KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Just one week after providing some 600 jobs in Jamaica’s services sector, Intelcia announced that another 200 people will be hired by year’s end. This represents an enormous 23 percent increase in workforce for the international outsourcing company that just…
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