Work & Labour in Saint Lucia 283 indicators covering work & labour for Saint Lucia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 5.26 2025 down 46.0% 110th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 25.5 2025 down 24.2% 18th Employees 71.46 2025 up 22.6% 111th Unemployment of previously employed persons 12.54 2000 up 16.9% 90th Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 39.75 2025 down 2.2% 45th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 40.08 2025 down 1.2% 52nd Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5.58 2023 down 46.9% 90th Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 39.79 2025 down 2.1% 47th Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 39.96 2025 down 1.2% 46th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 4.9% 2024 down 0.4% 132nd Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0.39 2024 unchanged 175th Own-account workers, total 28.0% 2016 down 3.3% 78th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 18.66 2025 up 40.2% 86th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 0.567 2025 down 47.1% 86th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 9.16 2025 down 56.6% 38th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.8 2025 down 65.7% 87th Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 63.63 2025 up 11.7% 15th Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 108.98 2025 up 8.3% 77th Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 49.18 2025 up 15.2% 75th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 85.59 2025 up 13.8% 17th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 91.89 2025 up 7.1% 8th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 6.85 2025 down 44.4% 18th Informal employment 29.4 2025 up 12.9% 76th Informal employment rate 29.21 2025 down 8.4% 44th Employment outside the formal sector 28.37 2025 up 14.4% 76th Share of employment outside the formal sector 28.2 2025 down 7.2% 44th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 7.66 2025 down 59.5% 23rd Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 8.35 2025 down 56.1% 76th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 5.21 2024 down 47.2% 66th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 22.63 2024 down 33.0% 12th Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 35.4% 2024 down 6.9% 42nd Share of male workers in informal employment 35.4% 2024 down 6.9% 42nd Share of workers in informal employment 28.3% 2024 down 11.4% 44th Share of female workers in informal employment 19.8% 2024 down 19.9% 49th Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 28.3% 2024 down 11.4% 44th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 28.3% 2024 down 11.4% 49th Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 39.44 2025 up 2.3% 35th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 39.44 2025 up 2.3% 34th Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 39.4 2025 down 2.6% 30th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 8.42 2025 down 48.9% 26th Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 17.59 2025 down 3.7% 52nd Public sector employment 18.66 2025 up 40.2% 41st ← Previous Page 5 of 5