St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was 55,377 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55,720 in 2019 and a minimum value of 41,551 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 41,551
1991 42,204
1992 42,902
1993 43,502
1994 43,933
1995 44,576
1996 45,012
1997 45,496
1998 45,985
1999 46,430
2000 46,844
2001 47,375
2002 48,052
2003 48,757
2004 49,339
2005 49,814
2006 50,411
2007 50,803
2008 51,129
2009 51,407
2010 51,746
2011 51,976
2012 52,364
2013 52,844
2014 53,327
2015 53,786
2016 54,253
2017 54,747
2018 55,279
2019 55,720
2020 54,945
2021 55,377

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