Work & Labour in Caribbean small states

51 indicators covering work & labour for Caribbean small states.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% 2025 down 4.2%
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% 2025 up 2.4%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.3% 2025 down 3.0%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.7% 2025 down 8.0%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.7% 2025 up 4.1%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.6% 2025 down 4.5%
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.3% 2025 down 6.8%
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% 2025 up 5.3%
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.4% 2025 down 1.5%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 67.0% 2025 down 1.3%
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 1.2% 2025 down 31.9%
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 70.2% 2025 down 2.0%
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.4% 2025 down 32.6%
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.7% 2025 up 0.6%
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 31.5% 2025 down 0.1%
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 22.5% 2025 down 1.4%
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 86.0% 2025 up 0.2%
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 59.2% 2025 up 3.7%
Employment in services (% of total employment) 70.9% 2025 up 2.5%
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 1.7% 2025 down 34.2%
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 74.5% 2025 down 1.7%
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 80.0% 2025 down 1.7%
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 23.8% 2025 up 4.4%
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 25.5% 2025 up 5.2%
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 29.8% 2025 up 5.1%
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 20.0% 2025 up 7.3%
Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.0% 2025 down 10.7%
Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.9% 2025 down 15.0%
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.8% 2025 up 5.7%
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 15.9% 2025 up 2.0%
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 19.1% 2025 up 4.3%
GDP per person employed 89,807 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 51.0%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 7.9% 2019 down 3.9%
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.1% 2019 up 7.5%
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 8.9% 2019 down 5.6%
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.5% 2019 down 4.7%
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.2% 2019 down 5.8%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% 2019 down 5.4%
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.9% 2019 up 0.5%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 24.3% 2025 down 2.5%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 20.0% 2025 up 4.1%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 28.8% 2025 down 6.4%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 30.2% 2025 up 4.2%
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 21.5% 2025 up 8.8%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 42.4% 2025 down 8.2%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 36.4% 2025 down 3.3%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 46.9% 2025 down 0.5%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 63.8% 2025 down 6.2%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 55.1% 2025 down 3.9%
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 17.2% 2025 up 7.6%
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 24.8% 2025 up 10.3%