Work & Labour in Caribbean 76 indicators covering work & labour for Caribbean. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,305 1000 No 2100 down 5.6% 28th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5991 % change on previous year 2100 down 7.5% 25th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5887 % change on previous year 2100 down 7.0% 24th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6092 % change on previous year 2100 down 7.9% 25th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year 2050 down 17.8% 23rd Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2651 % change on previous year 2050 down 51.7% 23rd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,345 1000 No 2100 down 5.7% 28th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,824 1000 No 2050 up 3.9% 27th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,434 1000 No 2050 down 13.8% 28th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,040 1000 No 2100 down 5.7% 28th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,808 2027 up 8.5% 78th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 20,046 2027 up 8.1% 78th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.21 2027 down 0.2% 49th Labour dependency ratio 1.32 2027 down 6.2% 40th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 44,390 2027 up 3.1% 52nd Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 20,380 2027 up 1.7% 46th Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 55.14 2027 up 0.2% 56th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9637 % change on previous year 2027 up 134.4% 74th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.6027 % change on previous year 2027 down 34.7% 59th Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 6.88 2027 down 5.1% 23rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 18,429 2025 up 10.2% 80th Employment 18,429 2025 up 10.2% 80th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.678 % change on previous year 2025 down 72.7% 60th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.678 % change on previous year 2025 down 72.7% 60th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.9 2027 up 441.1% 45th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.67 2027 up 243.4% 55th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 59.21 2027 down 0.2% 49th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 48.1 2026 down 0.2% 57th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 48.1 2026 down 0.2% 57th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 12.77 2027 down 7.4% 28th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 753,541 2027 up 8.3% 78th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 26.21 2027 up 3.1% 45th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 40.37 2027 down 0.2% 35th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 12.77 2027 down 7.4% 28th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 6.33 2027 down 10.2% 26th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 1,181 2027 down 2.5% 72nd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 1,355 2027 down 3.7% 78th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 20.62 2027 up 0.5% 28th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 18,838 2027 up 8.3% 78th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.6954 % change on previous year 2027 down 56.7% 62nd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) -0.0944 % change on previous year 2027 up 97.8% 81st Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 0.7635 % change on previous year 2027 up 130.8% 61st SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 6.88 2027 down 5.1% 23rd Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.229 2025 down 26.4% 72nd SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 20.62 2027 up 0.5% 28th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) -5.37 % change on previous year 2025 down 930.0% 83rd SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 7.5 2025 down 9.9% 78th SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 58.12 2027 down 1.2% 31st LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 4,477 2027 up 4.6% 75th Jobs gap 3,975 2027 up 3.4% 75th Jobs gap rate 17.6 2027 down 3.8% 15th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 2,597 2027 up 3.9% 73rd Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 11.5 2027 down 3.4% 8th Employment 18,429 2025 up 10.2% 78th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 1.67 2024 down 41.6% 68th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 7.5% 2025 down 9.9% 115th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 6.9% 2025 down 14.2% 62nd Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 2,597 2027 up 3.9% 73rd Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 11.47 2027 down 3.4% 9th Potential labour force 1,918 2027 up 11.3% 72nd Page 1 of 2 Next →