MINISTER of Labour, Small and Micro Enterprise Development Leroy Baptiste said the National Recruitment Drive launched over a week ago has the potential to inject up to $3 billion into the economy.

Baptiste's assertion came during his presentation in the Senate's budget debate on October 27 as he said the initiative would promote economic stability, restore lost employment, stimulate consumption, boost GDP and reduce poverty.

Baptiste said, besides giving employment to fill the 20,000 vacant positions in the public sector, there is a phenomenon where more people being employed leads to more jobs being created.