Data reference periods vary. See dated figures and source links below. Full page re-verification pending.
A clear look at the official numbers behind economic growth, jobs and unemployment. See what each measure means and where the data comes from.
First edition · 24 October 2026 · Statistics shown with their own reference periods
STATIN reported a 2.9% fall in real value added at constant 2015 prices. This is a year-over-year quarterly measure, not the full-year GDP growth rate.
Source: STATIN key indicators ↗STATIN estimated about 1.42 million employed people. This is the number employed at the survey date, not the number of new jobs created.
Source: STATIN labour force tables ↗The unemployment rate measures unemployed people as a share of the labour force. It does not capture everyone outside the labour force or everyone who wants additional working hours.
Source: STATIN labour force tables ↗Go beyond the headline and understand what official economic statistics can, and cannot, tell us about life in Jamaica.
The figures on this page come from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Jamaica's official national statistics agency. GDP and labour-force measures are released for different time periods, and published estimates may later be revised.
How we present the facts: Every number includes its reference period and an original source. We distinguish total GDP from the growth rate, and the number employed from newly created jobs.
What is not included yet: A current verified GDP dollar value, inflation and public debt. We will not fill gaps with invented figures or blend incompatible measurements.
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