A discrepancy has emerged regarding Grenada's unemployment figures. Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Andall announced in Parliament that the national jobless rate has fallen to a historic low of 7.5 percent.
This claim, however, conflicts with the most recent official data from the Central Statistics Office. Its published labor force survey for the second quarter of the year recorded an unemployment rate of 10.8 percent. That report defined the economically active population as 57,359 individuals.
The Ministry of Economic Development, which oversees the statistics office, has not released any new data that would confirm the minister's statement. Andall did not specify the source for the 7.5 percent figure during his parliamentary address.
This claim, however, conflicts with the most recent official data from the Central Statistics Office. Its published labor force survey for the second quarter of the year recorded an unemployment rate of 10.8 percent. That report defined the economically active population as 57,359 individuals.
The Ministry of Economic Development, which oversees the statistics office, has not released any new data that would confirm the minister's statement. Andall did not specify the source for the 7.5 percent figure during his parliamentary address.
