Work & Labour in Saint Lucia 283 indicators covering work & labour for Saint Lucia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population by labor force status 31,066 people 2025 down 14.9% 184th Employee compensation as share of government spending 40.4% 2017 down 22.8% 26th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 27.37 2025 unchanged 89th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 14.31 Persons 2022 up 27.9% 140th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 9.17 Persons 2022 up 10.4% 148th Female labor force by age 1,085 people 2024 up 31.8% 179th Labor force participation rate by age 60.6% 2024 down 0.3% 21st Female labor force participation rate by age 56.3% 2024 down 5.5% 24th Jobs gap 10.72 2025 down 49.9% 68th Jobs gap rate 9.6 2025 down 56.4% 40th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 2.38 2025 down 62.6% 69th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 2.1 2025 down 67.7% 62nd Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 21.3% 2024 down 55.5% 46th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0136 units per square kilometre 2023 down 29.3% 18th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0116 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.4% 16th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 5.94 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.4% 24th Employment by status 73.1% 2024 up 2.6% 78th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 73.1% 2024 up 2.6% 78th Employment 100.63 2025 up 32.7% 149th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 0.9252 % change on previous year 2025 up 152.4% 44th Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 0.9252 % change on previous year 2025 up 152.4% 44th Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 0.9252 % change on previous year 2025 up 152.4% 44th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 0.9% 2025 up 143.7% 136th Unemployment with basic education 11.9% 2024 up 7.4% 30th Unemployment with basic education, male 11.6% 2024 up 7.6% 31st Unemployment with intermediate education 16.1% 2022 up 107.1% 11th Unemployment with basic education, female 12.3% 2024 up 4.0% 34th Unemployment with advanced education 6.7% 2024 down 52.9% 39th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 0.39 2024 unchanged 159th Level of national compliance with labor rights 0.39 score 2024 unchanged 160th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 25.5% 2025 down 24.2% 20th Labor force with basic education, female 84.4% 2024 up 48.6% 2nd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 24.8% 2025 down 22.8% 40th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 26.2% 2025 down 25.5% 13th Labor force with basic education, male 88.1% 2024 up 13.3% 3rd Labor force with basic education 86.3% 2024 up 23.8% 3rd Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 67.9% 2024 down 14.5% 18th Labor force with intermediate education, male 78.5% 2024 down 11.6% 34th Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 73.8% 2024 down 13.2% 20th Unemployment with advanced education, male 5.7% 2024 down 45.9% 32nd Labor force with advanced education, male 80.7% 2024 down 5.6% 75th Labor force with advanced education 73.2% 2024 down 12.8% 95th Labor force with advanced education, female 67.3% 2024 down 18.0% 99th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 57.8% 2025 up 15.4% 46th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 70.0% 2025 up 8.3% 66th Unemployment with advanced education, female 7.7% 2024 down 57.3% 44th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 63.6% 2025 up 11.5% 50th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 45.9% 2025 up 39.3% 36th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 50.8% 2025 up 32.9% 40th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 41.0% 2025 up 47.4% 41st Part time employment, female 10.4% 2025 down 59.2% 90th Part time employment, male 10.1% 2025 down 57.6% 72nd Part time employment, total 10.3% 2025 down 58.3% 84th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 51.7% 2020 up 7.5% 62nd Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 4.9% 2024 down 0.4% 143rd Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 10.1% 2024 down 54.7% 31st Incidence of part-time employment 9.4 2025 down 61.8% 102nd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 7.03 2025 down 47.2% 114th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 21.72 2025 down 31.5% 39th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →