Data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) show that the number of women securing employment is gradually increasing.

According to STATIN’s October 2021 Labour Force Survey, of the 76,600 additional persons gaining jobs to expand the employed labour force by 6.6 per cent to 1,234,800 last year, women accounted for 43,700.

This out-turn represents 57 per cent of the overall additional jobs generated and pushed the number of gainfully employed females by 8.5 per cent up to 558,600.

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