St. Lucia - Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in St. Lucia was 103,488 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104,621 in 2018 and a minimum value of 55,192 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 55,192
1991 56,367
1992 57,477
1993 58,479
1994 59,494
1995 60,580
1996 61,835
1997 63,249
1998 64,789
1999 66,373
2000 67,967
2001 69,494
2002 71,245
2003 73,067
2004 75,016
2005 77,120
2006 79,515
2007 81,991
2008 84,515
2009 86,977
2010 89,273
2011 91,341
2012 95,508
2013 97,118
2014 98,715
2015 100,273
2016 101,697
2017 103,128
2018 104,621
2019 103,907
2020 102,251
2021 103,488

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The labor force is the supply of labor available for producing goods and services in an economy. 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. Data are generated with World Bank population estimates and ILO estimates on labor force participation rate. The ILO estimates are harmonized to ensure comparability across countries and over time by accounting for differences in data source, scope of coverage, methodology, and other country-specific factors. The estimates are based mainly on nationally representative labor force surveys, with other sources (population censuses and nationally reported estimates) used only when no survey data are available.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure