Work & Labour in Trinidad and Tobago

89 indicators covering work & labour for Trinidad and Tobago.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.3% 2025 down 13.0% 107th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.3% 2025 down 19.1% 111th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.8% 2025 down 8.4% 121st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.1% 2025 down 8.7% 109th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 70.1% 2025 up 0.7% 126th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.4% 2025 down 16.5% 110th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.0% 2025 down 1.6% 111th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.5% 2025 down 3.8% 97th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 67.3% 2025 down 2.7% 108th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.8% 2025 down 8.1% 124th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 68.0% 2025 down 6.0% 91st
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 62.3% 2025 up 9.3% 50th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 83.9% 2025 up 0.1% 61st
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 83.0% 2025 down 2.8% 63rd
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 24.2% 2025 down 10.6% 50th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 74.3% 2025 down 4.5% 73rd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.8% 2025 up 55.4% 134th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.2% 2025 up 39.3% 155th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.5% 2025 up 51.2% 146th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 14.2% 2025 down 0.1% 57th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 31.4% 2025 down 13.5% 47th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 71.3% 2025 up 4.6% 56th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 25.7% 2025 up 15.7% 114th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 32.0% 2025 up 15.5% 96th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 17.0% 2025 up 16.2% 124th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.5% 2025 down 18.3% 52nd
Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.5% 2025 down 24.8% 60th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 3.1% 2025 up 4.0% 40th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 9.4% 2025 up 38.9% 126th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 7.4% 2025 up 40.0% 138th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 8.2% 2025 up 40.0% 136th
GDP per person employed 68,866 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 12.6% 60th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.0% 2024 up 61.7% 123rd
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.9% 2024 up 79.7% 109th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.2% 2024 up 42.8% 125th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.1% 2024 down 8.1% 137th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.4% 2024 down 12.9% 163rd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 54.5% 2024 down 11.2% 154th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 34.2% 2024 down 7.8% 84th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 39.0% 2024 down 23.8% 115th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.4% 2024 up 5.5% 117th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.6% 2024 down 17.3% 102nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 10.9% 2024 up 85.5% 98th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 10.3% 2024 up 124.0% 97th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 11.6% 2024 up 50.5% 99th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 17.7% 2025 up 7.8% 115th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 12.2% 2025 up 30.3% 113th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 14.9% 2025 up 16.0% 115th
Productivity: output per hour worked 45.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 14.7% 40th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 26.6% 2025 up 29.9% 92nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 28.3% 2025 down 15.4% 93rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 38.3% 2025 down 20.9% 89th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 33.4% 2025 down 18.6% 90th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 21.2% 2025 up 26.8% 116th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 45.9% 2025 down 9.0% 118th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 66.1% 2025 down 9.5% 89th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 55.8% 2025 down 9.2% 107th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 13.9% 2025 up 19.4% 124th
Unemployment with basic education 4.1% 2024 up 41.0% 86th
Unemployment with basic education, male 3.4% 2024 up 35.9% 88th