JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

JavaScript

var txt = '{"employees":[' +
    '{"firstName":"John","lastName":"Doe" },' +
    '{"firstName":"Anna","lastName":"Smith" },' +
    '{"firstName":"Peter","lastName":"Jones" }]}';

var employees = $.parseJSON( txt ).employees;

var $table = $( "<table></table>" );

for ( var i = 0; i < employees.length; i++ ) {
    var emp = employees[i];
    var $line = $( "<tr></tr>" );
    $line.append( $( "<td></td>" ).html( emp.firstName ) );
    $line.append( $( "<td></td>" ).html( emp.lastName ) );
    $table.append( $line );
}

console.log(employees);

$table.appendTo(document.body);