St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was 40.80 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 41.32 in 2019, while its lowest value was 35.78 in 1990.

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 35.78
1991 35.91
1992 36.29
1993 36.58
1994 36.60
1995 37.07
1996 37.25
1997 37.55
1998 37.87
1999 38.11
2000 38.28
2001 38.51
2002 38.96
2003 39.46
2004 39.78
2005 40.02
2006 40.43
2007 40.59
2008 40.65
2009 40.52
2010 40.33
2011 40.30
2012 40.39
2013 40.52
2014 40.63
2015 40.73
2016 40.90
2017 41.04
2018 41.23
2019 41.32
2020 40.84
2021 40.80

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.

See also:

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

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure