Caribbean small states - Unemployment

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate)

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) in Caribbean small states was 9.64 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 22.21 in 1993, while its lowest value was 8.45 in 2008.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1990 21.17
1991 21.11
1992 22.06
1993 22.21
1994 21.37
1995 20.60
1996 21.10
1997 20.81
1998 19.88
1999 19.52
2000 19.36
2001 17.20
2002 17.38
2003 15.38
2005 14.10
2006 12.36
2007 11.97
2008 8.45
2009 9.49
2010 8.66
2011 9.98
2012 10.41
2013 11.04
2014 10.06
2015 12.76
2016 9.64

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Caribbean small states was 11.35 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 22.04 in 1992, while its lowest value was 9.56 in 2019.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 21.67
1992 22.04
1993 21.65
1994 20.97
1995 20.19
1996 20.65
1997 20.37
1998 19.54
1999 19.18
2000 18.24
2001 17.30
2002 16.89
2003 15.46
2004 15.00
2005 14.21
2006 12.65
2007 12.33
2008 12.07
2009 12.67
2010 13.03
2011 13.50
2012 13.99
2013 14.81
2014 13.92
2015 13.42
2016 13.39
2017 12.25
2018 10.60
2019 9.56
2020 11.57
2021 11.35

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate)

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) in Caribbean small states was 5.83 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 13.30 in 1993, while its lowest value was 5.01 in 2008.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 11.50
1991 11.49
1992 12.47
1993 13.30
1994 12.14
1995 11.96
1996 10.85
1997 10.77
1998 10.07
1999 9.99
2000 10.09
2001 9.49
2002 9.40
2003 8.68
2005 7.44
2006 6.49
2007 5.66
2008 5.01
2009 6.53
2010 5.34
2011 6.28
2012 6.72
2013 6.98
2014 5.98
2015 7.33
2016 5.83

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Caribbean small states was 8.53 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 13.06 in 1993, while its lowest value was 6.33 in 2007.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 12.09
1992 12.48
1993 13.06
1994 12.11
1995 11.93
1996 10.99
1997 10.92
1998 10.33
1999 10.24
2000 10.00
2001 9.68
2002 9.52
2003 8.92
2004 8.36
2005 7.85
2006 7.00
2007 6.33
2008 6.83
2009 8.21
2010 8.28
2011 8.24
2012 8.92
2013 9.22
2014 8.47
2015 8.33
2016 8.40
2017 7.79
2018 7.21
2019 6.79
2020 8.48
2021 8.53

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) in Caribbean small states was 7.52 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 17.20 in 1993, while its lowest value was 6.77 in 2010.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 15.69
1991 15.72
1992 16.56
1993 17.20
1994 16.21
1995 15.71
1996 15.31
1997 15.11
1998 14.29
1999 14.04
2000 14.08
2001 12.79
2002 12.48
2003 11.61
2004 10.97
2005 10.37
2006 9.23
2007 8.43
2008 6.85
2009 7.84
2010 6.77
2011 7.91
2012 8.36
2013 8.76
2014 7.77
2015 9.74
2016 7.52

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Caribbean small states was 9.76 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 16.62 in 1993, while its lowest value was 8.02 in 2019.

Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 16.05
1992 16.45
1993 16.62
1994 15.78
1995 15.36
1996 15.01
1997 14.85
1998 14.14
1999 13.93
2000 13.38
2001 12.79
2002 12.54
2003 11.63
2004 11.14
2005 10.54
2006 9.40
2007 8.88
2008 9.07
2009 10.11
2010 10.31
2011 10.49
2012 11.12
2013 11.66
2014 10.85
2015 10.55
2016 10.61
2017 9.76
2018 8.71
2019 8.02
2020 9.83
2021 9.76

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment