Caribbean small states - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Caribbean small states was 43.69 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 44.25 in 2017, while its lowest value was 40.81 in 2001.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 41.28
1991 41.35
1992 41.50
1993 41.50
1994 41.41
1995 41.47
1996 41.60
1997 41.57
1998 41.45
1999 41.23
2000 41.00
2001 40.81
2002 41.05
2003 41.45
2004 41.86
2005 42.26
2006 42.55
2007 42.53
2008 42.80
2009 42.67
2010 42.81
2011 42.90
2012 43.29
2013 43.54
2014 43.61
2015 43.64
2016 44.20
2017 44.25
2018 44.19
2019 44.23
2020 43.63
2021 43.69

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Caribbean small states was 3,309,708 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,363,622 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2,384,911 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 2,384,911
1991 2,410,415
1992 2,441,043
1993 2,465,170
1994 2,496,801
1995 2,529,713
1996 2,553,850
1997 2,586,226
1998 2,615,469
1999 2,632,851
2000 2,656,500
2001 2,673,608
2002 2,699,821
2003 2,733,643
2004 2,829,419
2005 2,878,431
2006 2,924,280
2007 2,966,389
2008 3,011,784
2009 3,008,702
2010 3,006,824
2011 3,038,228
2012 3,087,947
2013 3,145,544
2014 3,183,514
2015 3,214,522
2016 3,282,141
2017 3,317,698
2018 3,324,473
2019 3,363,622
2020 3,230,210
2021 3,309,708

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure