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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 63882, member: 636"] Jamaica added 32,100 jobs in July 2025 compared with the previous year, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.3 percent from 3.6 percent. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica reported that the wholesale and retail trade sectors generated the most jobs, and youth employment increased by 7.2 percent. Male unemployment dropped to 2.4 percent from 3.2 percent, but female joblessness rose slightly to 4.4 percent from 4.0 percent. The labor force expanded to 1,490,300 workers, and men accounted for two-thirds of the increase. Underemployment declined by 5,400 people to 25,400, and fewer citizens remained outside the workforce. The participation rate reached 69.1 percent, with males at 75.0% and females at 63.4%. [/QUOTE]