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🇯🇲 Jamaica Unemployment Rises to 3.4% as Formal Jobs Drop by 24,000 in July

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🇯🇲 Jamaica CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways The unemployment rate rose to 3.4% in July 2026, up from the previous year, according to STATIN (October 2, 2026). Formal employment declined by 24,000 jobs, signaling a contraction in the official labor market (Jamaica Gleaner, October 2, 2026). Informal … Read more

🇯🇲 Jamaica Raises Policy Rate to 6% as Unemployment Edges Up and Credit Rating Holds Steady

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🇯🇲 Jamaica CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways S&P Global affirmed Jamaica’s credit rating on September 21, 2026, signaling continued fiscal stability (Source: Jamaica Observer). The Bank of Jamaica raised its policy rate to 6% on September 28, 2026, to counter external war and weather risks (Source: Jamaica … Read more

🇯🇲 Jamaica’s Inflation Story: When Official Numbers and Daily Life Diverge

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🇯🇲 Jamaica CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Jamaica’s statistical agency, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), compiles the Consumer Price Index that tracks how prices move for households across the island. The Bank of Jamaica sets the policy interest rate that shapes borrowing costs for mortgages, business … Read more

🇯🇲 Jamaica’s Economy Faces Global Headwinds as US Growth Slows to 1.5%

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🇯🇲 Jamaica CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways US economy grew at a sluggish 1.5% annual rate in Q2 2026, with inflation remaining high, according to Jamaica Gleaner reporting on July 31, 2026. The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on July 30, 2026, with three dissenting … Read more

🇯🇲 Jamaica’s Growth Stalled by Lack of Competition, Warns Gleaner Columnist

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🇯🇲 Jamaica CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Jamaica’s economy suffers from a “no-competition, no-growth” dynamic, according to a July 13, 2026 column in the Jamaica Gleaner. U.S. transportation CPI rose in June 2026, driven by gasoline, per the Traders Union on July 14, 2026. India’s CPI inflation … Read more