Work & Labour in Caribbean

76 indicators covering work & labour for Caribbean.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Potential labour force rate 8.73 2027 up 2.8% 16th
Potential labour force rate 8.73 2027 up 2.8% 16th
Informal employment 10,851 2027 up 7.2% 64th
Informal employment rate 58.12 2027 down 1.2% 31st
Jobs gap rate 17.55 2027 down 3.9% 15th
Jobs gap 3,975 2027 up 3.4% 75th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 15.01 2027 down 0.8% 17th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 20.39 2027 down 3.4% 20th
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 4,477 2027 up 4.6% 75th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 1.67 score 2024 down 41.6% 95th
Labour force ages 25 to 54 13,991 2023 up 10.5% 77th
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 80.48 2023 up 4.0% 38th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 58.0% 2025 up 0.2% 31st
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 72.5% 2024 up 34.5% 70th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 48.9% 2024 up 40.5% 70th
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 1.9% 2023 down 34.5% 73rd