No jobs for grads - Experts predict almost 20,000 youths leaving school won’t find employment
Sep 03, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - Nearly half of the more than 40,000 young people who graduate high schools and universities this year may not find employment in the private sector, two stakeholder groups have predicted.
The forecast by the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF) and the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) comes as the economy continues its decline for a sixth consecutive quarter.
"Most employers are either not hiring or not replacing people who are leaving," JEF President David Wan puts it simply.
You may also be interested in:
La CSME, la seguridad alimentaria y la financiación climática encabezan la agenda de la Cumbre de CARICOM en las Bahamas.
The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME); food security; climate change and climate finance; health; and security will be among the major topics when Heads of Government of
caricom_admin
La Secretaría de CARICOM y la Agencia Caribeña para Soluciones de Justicia (CAJS) forjan una alianza para acelerar la transformación digital.
La Secretaría de CARICOM (CCS) y la Agencia Caribeña para Soluciones de Justicia (CAJS) han establecido una importante alianza con el objetivo de impulsar la transformación digital y mejorar la pre
caricom_admin
