The unemployment rate for the year 2008 was 8.1%, a 0.7 percentage point increase over the 7.4% rate recorded in 2007.
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- Changing Attitudes One Step At A Time - Sunday, 14th May, 2006
- E-commerce: How Will It Affect The Labour Market? - Sunday, 14th May, 2006
- Hiv/aids In The Workplace: A Look Inside The Social... - Sunday, 14th May, 2006
- On My Own - Carpentry - Sunday, 14th May, 2006
- On My Own- Events Unusual - Sunday, 14th May, 2006
- The New Blmis Newsletter: Labour Perspectives - Sunday, 14th May, 2006
- Decent Work: Its Relevance To The Barbados Workforce - Sunday, 14th May, 2006
- Child Labour In Barbados- A Hidden Problem - Sunday, 14th May, 2006
- Updating The Barbados Standard Occupation Classification... - Sunday, 14th May, 2006
- Opportunity Knocks - Sunday, 14th May, 2006
- Should We Train Or Should We Hire Skills? - Monday, 15th May, 2006
- The Economic Development Experience Of Singapore: Lessons... - Monday, 15th May, 2006
- Barbados: An International Example Of Social Dialogue In... - Monday, 15th May, 2006
- Barbados Plays Host To The 2006 Annual Review Meeting-... - Monday, 15th May, 2006
- Career Showcase: Appraisers, Valuers And Auctioneers - Monday, 15th May, 2006
- Diversity In The Workplace: Preparing For The 21st Century... - Monday, 15th May, 2006
- Is The Customer Always Right? - Monday, 15th May, 2006
- The Feminization Of The Barbados Labour Market - Monday, 15th May, 2006
- Youth Unemployment: A Regional Concern - Monday, 15th May, 2006
- The National Insurance Scheme: Ready For Csme - Monday, 15th May, 2006
- A Future In Green Jobs: Career Development In Barbados... - Thursday, 15th May, 2008
- Career Showcase: Glaziers - Thursday, 15th May, 2008
- Human Trafficking In Barbados - Thursday, 15th May, 2008
- Migration Management: Policy Responses To The Movement Of... - Thursday, 15th May, 2008
- Prudence In Winner - Thursday, 15th May, 2008
- The Ministry Of Labour Welcomes A New Leader - Thursday, 15th May, 2008
- Minister Walters Welcomes A New Nacosh - Wednesday, 21st May, 2008
- Career Showcase - Wednesday, 21st May, 2008
- Reshaping The Ministry Of Labour - Wednesday, 21st May, 2008
- Sensitizing The Public About Child Labour: A Strategic... - Wednesday, 21st May, 2008
- The United Nations (u.n) Millennium Development Goals And... - Wednesday, 21st May, 2008
- Code Of Practice On Hiv/aids And Other Life Threatening... - Tuesday, 15th December, 2009
- Labour Department Speaks On Overtime - Tuesday, 15th December, 2009
- Effects Of The Global Economic Crisis On Labour Markets In... - Tuesday, 25th January, 2011
- The Barbados Human Resource Development Strategy 2011 - 2016 - Tuesday, 15th February, 2011
- The Barbados Decent Work Country Programme : A Short... - Monday, 28th February, 2011
- Decent Work Initiatives And The Global Financial Crisis :... - Monday, 7th March, 2011
- Equal Access To Education, Training And Science And... - Tuesday, 8th March, 2011
- Youth Employment And Its Importance To The Ministry - Wednesday, 16th March, 2011
- Welcome To The New Blmis Website - Friday, 18th March, 2011
- World Day For Safety And Healthy At Work, 2011 - Thursday, 7th April, 2011
- Symposium On The Topic "tripartism And Social... - Tuesday, 17th May, 2011
- Miinistry Of Labour Wins Most Colourful Band At May Day 2011 - Wednesday, 8th June, 2011
- Occupational Safety And Health Week 2011 Opening Ceremony - Monday, 4th July, 2011
- Youth Financial Empowerment Seminar Address - Saturday, 9th July, 2011
- Barbados Gender Focused - Thursday, 13th October, 2011
- Great Attitude, Initiative, Values And Excellence (give) - Thursday, 20th October, 2011
- A Look At The Benefits Of The Canadian Farm Labour Programme - Thursday, 1st December, 2011
- Minister Suckoo Tells Students: "hiv Affects Us... - Saturday, 3rd December, 2011
- Workers' Rights Are Top Priority - Thursday, 8th December, 2011
- Barbados Looks At Jamaican Model For Improvements - Tuesday, 20th December, 2011
- World Day For Safety And Health At Work, 2012 - Thursday, 29th December, 2011
- Hiv/aids Poetry Competition For The Public Sector - Tuesday, 3rd January, 2012
- Technical And Vocational Skills Valuable In This New Economy - Monday, 9th January, 2012
- Worldskills Barbados To Improve Image Of Technical And... - Monday, 9th January, 2012
- Hiv And Aids Awareness Bus Tour Impactful - Wednesday, 1st February, 2012
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