Work & Labour in Bahamas 231 indicators covering work & labour for Bahamas. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of male vs. female employment in services 72.9% 2025 down 1.1% 14th Employment rate, men vs. women 70.1% 2025 up 1.1% 59th Employment rate 67.0% 2025 up 2.9% 27th Youth unemployment rate 19.2% 2025 down 22.3% 54th Population by labor force status 70,726 people 2025 down 13.7% 176th Employee compensation as share of government spending 25.9% 2023 down 41.0% 76th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 10.24 2025 unchanged 168th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 33.54 Persons 2022 up 17.5% 123rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 19.39 Persons 2022 up 24.9% 141st Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.9% 2020 up 123.0% 78th Female labor force by age 4,105 people 2024 up 25.7% 158th Labor force participation rate by age 59.1% 2024 up 0.1% 24th Female labor force participation rate by age 55.7% 2024 up 2.1% 25th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 18.3% 2024 down 36.9% 62nd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0008 units per square kilometre 2023 down 49.2% 144th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0017 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.4% 81st Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.8099 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.9% 121st Employment by status 82.9% 2024 down 2.6% 53rd Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 82.9% 2024 down 2.6% 53rd Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.1125 units per square kilometre 2023 up 73.2% 72nd Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.1125 units per square kilometre 2023 up 73.2% 71st Employment 208.2 2023 up 26.9% 140th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 0.5764 % change on previous year 2013 down 48.8% 57th Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 0.5764 % change on previous year 2013 down 48.8% 57th Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 0.5764 % change on previous year 2013 down 48.8% 57th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 1.8% 2025 up 175.2% 88th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 2 2024 down 20.3% 79th Level of national compliance with labor rights 2 score 2024 down 20.3% 79th 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 Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 50.3% 2023 — 25th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 53.3% 2023 — 27th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 47.4% 2023 — 25th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 1 Co-inventions 2023 down 66.7% 108th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 40.3% 2020 up 0.5% 153rd Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 2.8% 2019 down 16.6% 154th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 8.6% 2023 down 46.6% 41st Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Unemployment of previously employed persons 25.95 2011 up 128.4% 82nd Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 0 1992 — 89th Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 0 1992 — 84th Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 0 1992 — 81st Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 2.8% 2019 down 16.6% 143rd Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 2 2024 down 20.3% 86th Own-account workers, total 14.3% 2016 up 12.6% 128th SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 8.17 2024 down 40.8% 19th Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 8.17 2024 down 40.8% 19th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 26.9% 2020 up 24.0% 43rd Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS 8.6% 2023 down 37.4% 13th ← Previous Page 4 of 4