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Unemployment hits record low

Numbers for youth fall even farther to 2.4 per cent, according to the latest labour force survey

Numbers for youth fall even farther to 2.4 per cent, according to the latest labour force survey

• Jun 17, 2025 8:00 AM

Economy

BAC lays off 19 staff

There appears to be no guarantee if affected employees will be reinstated

There appears to be no guarantee if affected employees will be reinstated

• Dec 13, 2023 8:00 AM

General

Bermuda’s unemployment rate below pre-pandemic levels

Lower joblessness is reported in almost all subcategories, with the 35-44 cohort doing particularly well

Lower joblessness is reported in almost all subcategories, with the 35-44 cohort doing particularly well

• Jul 14, 2023 7:59 AM

Politics

Youth unemployment rate falls dramatically

The Government insists that the two-thirds decline is not because of emigration

The Government insists that the two-thirds decline is not because of emigration

• Jul 13, 2023 8:00 AM

Health

Report highlights ‘internal control weaknesses’ over Covid unemployment payouts

The Public Accounts Committee examined the unemployment benefit administration during Covid-19

The Public Accounts Committee examined the unemployment benefit administration during Covid-19

• Feb 08, 2023 7:59 AM

Politics

Little tangible progress on economic recovery plan

Almost two years after it was launched, The Royal Gazette looks at how much progress the Economic Recovery Plan has made

Almost two years after it was launched, The Royal Gazette looks at how much progress the Economic Recovery Plan has made

• Jan 23, 2023 11:06 AM

Economy

KBRA report criticises Fed policy

A KBRA rating agency report on credit risks suggests that the Federal Reserve’s “near singular focus over the near term on taming inflation runs the risk of ove...

A KBRA rating agency report on credit risks suggests that th...

• Oct 03, 2022 7:26 AM

Opinion Writer

Signature schools or insignificant schools?

“Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom” — Oprah Winfrey Much has been said about the Government’s plans to reform education...

“Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport...

• Aug 25, 2022 8:00 AM

Labour

Live: Government town hall meeting on youth unemployment at 6pm

The Government will this evening hold a town hall meeting to discuss its National Youth Employment Strategy. Jason Hayward, the economy and labour minister, wil...

The Government will this evening hold a town hall meeting to...

• Jun 23, 2022 5:55 PM

Politics

Youth unemployment at 30%, says labour minister Jason Hayward

Almost one in three young Bermudian adults are unemployed, the Government admitted yesterday. However, launching the National Youth Employment Strategy, which i...

Almost one in three young Bermudian adults are unemployed, t...

• Jun 03, 2022 8:00 AM

Labour

Financial Assistance overpaid recipients almost $500,000, MPs told

The Financial Assistance Department has identified almost $500,000 in overpayments due to fraud and abuse, according to a Government report. The Department of F...

The Financial Assistance Department has identified almost $5...

• May 07, 2022 7:57 AM

Politics

New plan to cut unemployment announced by economy minister

Moving more people from unemployment benefit to Financial Assistance will help identify barriers to employment, the economy and labour minister said yesterday. ...

Moving more people from unemployment benefit to Financial As...

• Mar 12, 2022 7:15 AM

Year in Review

The economy in 2021: Online overseas purchases soar to record levels

The pandemic-induced lockdowns of 2020 led to a surge in online overseas purchases by local residents. But any hopes of local retailers that shoppers would retu...

The pandemic-induced lockdowns of 2020 led to a surge in onl...

• Dec 31, 2021 7:46 AM

Politics

Overpaid Covid-19 benefits to be clawed back, minister says

The $3.5 million overpaid in unemployment benefits over the Covid-19 crisis is being targeted for return, the labour minister has insisted. Jason Hayward said: ...

The $3.5 million overpaid in unemployment benefits over the ...

• Nov 16, 2021 7:56 AM

Politics

Auditor urges Government to recover benefit overpayments

The Government must improve administrative procedures to prevent overpayments of emergency unemployment benefits, the Auditor-General has said. And efforts shou...

The Government must improve administrative procedures to pre...

• Nov 15, 2021 7:57 AM

Politics

Job figures ‘horrifying but not unexpected’ – OBA

The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has described the latest employment statistics as “horrifying but not unexpected”. Jarion Richardson, the shadow labour mini...

The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has described the latest...

• Oct 30, 2021 7:37 AM

Labour

Cricket authority goes to bat for jobless Bermudians

The island’s cricketing authority has joined forces with the Government to boost the employment prospects of fans. The Bermuda Cricket Board and the Department ...

The island’s cricketing authority has joined forces with the...

• Aug 24, 2021 7:28 PM

Politics

Financial Assistance eligibility extended

Unemployed people will be able to claim financial assistance from government for up to seven years under changes agreed by MPs on Friday. Legislators raised the...

Unemployed people will be able to claim financial assistance...

• Jul 26, 2021 7:50 AM

Politics

Law passed to recover Covid unemployment overpayments

Government has passed legislation that will enable it to recover overpayments of unemployment benefit more effectively. The Public Treasury (Administration and ...

Government has passed legislation that will enable it to rec...

• Jul 19, 2021 7:53 AM

Politics

Financial assistance for able bodied unemployed extended by two years

An extra two years will added to the Government’s five-year financial assistance for the island’s able bodied unemployed, under legislation tabled on Friday. Ja...

An extra two years will added to the Government’s five-year ...

• Jul 16, 2021 3:35 PM

Labour

Bermudians urged to apply for closed category jobs

Unemployed Bermudians were yesterday urged to contact the workforce development department to fill vacant positions. The appeal came as it was announced that wo...

Unemployed Bermudians were yesterday urged to contact the wo...

• Jun 02, 2021 7:56 AM

Politics

Number of people waiting for financial help declines

All applicants who met the criteria to receive Government unemployment benefits have been paid, the Ministry of Finance said today. But a ministry spokeswoman a...

All applicants who met the criteria to receive Government un...

• May 21, 2021 1:44 PM

Politics

Anger at benefit payment delays

Hundreds of people forced out of work by the latest Covid-19 lockdown have waited weeks for unemployment benefits from the Government, The Royal Gazette can rev...

Hundreds of people forced out of work by the latest Covid-19...

• May 20, 2021 3:10 PM

Politics

Minister says payment delays due to incomplete documents

Government has paid out more than $5 million in unemployment benefits in the last six months as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Curtis Dickinson the Minister...

Government has paid out more than $5 million in unemployment...

• May 20, 2021 8:06 AM

Health

$4.1m paid out in unemployment benefits in six months

More than $4m has been paid out to thousands of workers in unemployment benefits since a fresh round of pandemic restrictions were imposed last December, the P...

More than $4m has been paid out to thousands of workers in ...

• May 07, 2021 8:12 AM

Labour

No figures yet on Bermudian uptake in closed job categories

Figures are not yet available to show job categories taken up by unemployed Bermudians after a moratorium on work permits on more than 40 types of jobs was exte...

Figures are not yet available to show job categories taken u...

• May 03, 2021 7:58 AM

Opinion Writer

Butler service an essential skill set for the modern politician

A friend asked me in a discussion over coffee: “Khalid, what is the workforce going to look like 30 years from now?” He asked this question after experiencing s...

A friend asked me in a discussion over coffee: “Khalid, what...

• Feb 09, 2021 8:00 AM

Politics

Unemployment insurance signalled by minister

The introduction of unemployment insurance is being considered after the Government paid out million of dollars in benefits in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. ...

The introduction of unemployment insurance is being consider...

• Feb 05, 2021 8:26 AM

Opinion Writer

Time to change the narrative

Over the past week I have heard some of the following conversations: A senior requesting that someone come to fix a leak in her roof. One of my colleagues expre...

Over the past week I have heard some of the following conver...

• Feb 05, 2021 8:00 AM