Work & Labour in Bahamas

63 indicators covering work & labour for Bahamas.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 55.8% 2025 up 1.9% 25th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 62.5% 2025 down 1.4% 31st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 73.8% 2025 down 0.2% 19th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.2% 2025 down 1.0% 37th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 59.1% 2025 up 0.2% 24th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 81.4% 2025 up 3.0% 10th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.5% 2025 down 0.0% 27th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 82.9% 2025 up 1.5% 12th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 70.7% 2025 up 0.6% 17th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 91.6% 2025 up 1.6% 20th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 82.9% 2025 down 2.6% 51st
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 88.9% 2025 down 2.2% 43rd
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 76.8% 2025 down 3.4% 60th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 72.9% 2025 down 1.1% 14th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.3% 2025 down 19.2% 159th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.4% 2025 down 5.1% 147th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.3% 2025 down 12.0% 151st
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 4.2% 2025 up 12.6% 170th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 25.7% 2025 up 11.3% 96th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 14.8% 2025 up 9.0% 143rd
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 95.7% 2025 down 0.1% 5th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 84.4% 2025 down 0.1% 7th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 17.1% 2025 up 14.6% 136th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 23.2% 2025 up 13.2% 127th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 11.1% 2025 up 22.0% 144th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.1% 2025 up 11.6% 169th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 0.9% 2025 down 0.6% 176th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.3% 2025 up 22.1% 128th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 19.6% 2025 down 31.7% 65th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 18.9% 2025 down 11.4% 53rd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 19.2% 2025 down 22.3% 54th
GDP per person employed 65,604 constant 2021 PPP $ 2024 up 0.1% 63rd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.3% 2023 down 36.1% 31st
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 8.9% 2023 down 44.7% 35th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 11.8% 2023 down 27.5% 31st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 78.9% 2023 up 3.6% 34th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.1% 2023 up 3.2% 16th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 75.3% 2023 up 3.6% 18th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 65.7% 2023 8th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 64.1% 2023 23rd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 91.4% 2023 down 0.4% 22nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 64.9% 2023 12th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 22.5% 2023 down 26.9% 26th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 16.9% 2023 down 43.1% 51st
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 27.9% 2023 down 13.4% 25th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 19.8% 2025 down 30.3% 105th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 10.3% 2025 down 22.8% 132nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 15.0% 2025 down 28.0% 114th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 44.8% 2025 up 14.9% 37th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 50.7% 2025 up 1.7% 46th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 47.8% 2025 up 7.5% 39th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 15.9% 2025 up 14.8% 128th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 64.2% 2025 up 5.0% 18th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 70.1% 2025 up 1.1% 59th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 67.0% 2025 up 2.9% 27th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 9.8% 2025 up 21.9% 138th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 22.3% 2025 up 13.9% 117th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 63.6% 2023 up 7.0% 24th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 71.8% 2023 up 5.9% 51st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 67.5% 2023 up 5.4% 29th