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PNP better with economy, say 49 per cent of Jamaicans
The latest Gleaner-commissioned poll has shown that most Jamaicans think the former People’s National Party administration did a better job handling the economy than the current Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Government.
The Bill Johnson Poll showed that despite the successes of Finance Minister, Audley Shaw, 49 per cent of Jamaicans surveyed believe the PNP did better in handling the economy.
This is in comparison to 31 per cent who favour the way the JLP Government has been managing the economy.
The remaining 20 per cent said they don’t know which government is better.
And while the JLP had boasted in the lead up to the 2007 election that it would create more jobs for Jamaicans, the vast majority of citizens seem not to be impressed with the Government’s efforts in this area.
Of the persons sampled, 21 per cent said the Government was doing better in creating jobs than the last PNP administration.
However, 53 per cent said the last administration did a better job, while 26 per cent of the population said they don’t know which party is better.
Johnson and his researchers found that 40 per cent of Jamaicans regard unemployment as the most pressing problem facing the country at this time.
This is the highest number of persons who have expressed concern about the lack of jobs since August 2007, on the eve of the last general elections.
The survey, which has a margin of error of plus or minus four per cent, was conducted on May 28 and 29 and June 4 and 5 among 1,008 Jamaicans.
The latest Gleaner-commissioned poll has shown that most Jamaicans think the former People’s National Party administration did a better job handling the economy than the current Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Government.
The Bill Johnson Poll showed that despite the successes of Finance Minister, Audley Shaw, 49 per cent of Jamaicans surveyed believe the PNP did better in handling the economy.
This is in comparison to 31 per cent who favour the way the JLP Government has been managing the economy.
The remaining 20 per cent said they don’t know which government is better.
And while the JLP had boasted in the lead up to the 2007 election that it would create more jobs for Jamaicans, the vast majority of citizens seem not to be impressed with the Government’s efforts in this area.
Of the persons sampled, 21 per cent said the Government was doing better in creating jobs than the last PNP administration.
However, 53 per cent said the last administration did a better job, while 26 per cent of the population said they don’t know which party is better.
Johnson and his researchers found that 40 per cent of Jamaicans regard unemployment as the most pressing problem facing the country at this time.
This is the highest number of persons who have expressed concern about the lack of jobs since August 2007, on the eve of the last general elections.
The survey, which has a margin of error of plus or minus four per cent, was conducted on May 28 and 29 and June 4 and 5 among 1,008 Jamaicans.
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