KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC—The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) says its survey found that the number of job placements facilitated locally through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) grew by 40.7 percent to 1,397 in 2023 compared with the previous year.
The ELE is a job-matching component of the Labour Market Information System (LMIS), which also includes the Labour Market Intelligence component. It provides general and sectoral research information.
It serves as a database for labor market information from various sources. The Skills Bank is a repository of available skills in the country that informs employers, investors, and policymakers.
According to the PIOJ’s Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2023, placements grew during the review period relative to 2022. Females accounted for a 48.4 percent increase to 1,058, while the male equivalent climbed by 21.1 percent to 339.
“Similar to the previous year, female placements exceeded those of males, constituting 75.7 percent of total placements,” the survey found that the Labour Ministry’s Kingston Administrative Region registered the highest share of overall placements, totaling 71.4 percent.
“Placements increased in Kingston by 632 to 997 and Manchester by 45 to 92. The growth in placements in the Kingston Administrative Region can be attributed to increased job fairs conducted by the [Ministry] in the Region.
“Conversely, there was a reduction in placements in the St James Region by 50.4 percent, to 225, as well as the St Ann Region, which decreased by 34.6 percent to 83,” according to the survey.
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