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The Spring Labour Force Survey (LFS) conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) begins on Sunday, 15 April 2018. The LFS seeks to collect data on employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Islands, as well as those who are not in th... READ MORE

The Economics and Statistics Office will commence its annual business surveys for measuring the economic performance of industries in the Cayman Islands for 2017. The survey will begin on April 9, 2018. Survey forms will be hand-delivered, mailed or... READ MORE

Economic activity in the Cayman Islands as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 2.4% in the first nine months of 2017. Indicators show that the economic performance in these Islands for the first nine months o... READ MORE

The average annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.9 percent in 2017 when compared to a year ago. There were increases in all quarters throughout 2017: 1.4 percent in the first quarter, followed by 2.8 percent, 1.4 percent, and 2.1 percent in th... READ MORE

The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) was higher by 1.4 percent in the third quarter of 2017 when compared to the same quarter in 2016. This estimate is based on the results of price surveys by the Economic and Statistics Office using the new CPI &l... READ MORE

The Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) has commenced the conduct of the Occupational Wage Survey (OWS) 2017 among businesses and government departments. Beginning on Thursday (November 16th), trained ESO survey workers will be administering the OW... READ MORE

The ESO hosted the 42nd Meeting of the Caribbean Statisticians’ Standing Committee, the 27th Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee, and the 10th Regional Statistical Research Seminar on October 23rd to 27th, 2017. The Meetings w... READ MORE

Some 50 statisticians representing 21 countries and international organisations are this week attending three different meetings in the Cayman Islands for the first time. Held at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort, the conference is comprised... READ MORE

In an effort to assist the Ministry of Human Resources in establishing a comprehensive human resource (HR) baseline database, the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will commence on Wednesday (October 18th) the conduct of the Occupational Wage Sur... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands total labour force reached 43,545 persons as at end June 2017, representing an increase of 1,290 persons or 3.1 percent from the same period in 2016. Of the total labour force, 41,764 persons or 95.9 percent were employed while... READ MORE