Caribbean Netherlands, Bonaire: labour force; characteristics 2010

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Sex Personal characteristics Labour Force (number) Labour force Employed population (number) Labour force Unemployed population (number) Gross labour participation (%) Net labour participation (%)
Total men and women Total personal characteristics 7,643 7,137 506 71.3 66.6
Age: 15 to 25 years 838 731 108 50.0 43.6
Age: 25 to 45 years 3,603 3,376 226 92.5 86.7
Age: 45 to 65 years 3,018 2,857 162 78.4 74.2
Age: 65 years or older 184 173 . 14.2 13.3
Born on Bonaire 3,185 2,969 216 66.2 61.7
Born on other island Dutch Antilles 1,523 1,413 110 68.5 63.5
Born in the Netherlands 607 550 57 69.1 62.6
Born in other country 2,327 2,205 123 83.0 78.7
Men Total personal characteristics 4,184 3,910 274 76.8 71.8
Age: 15 to 25 years 500 448 52 58.8 52.7
Age: 25 to 45 years 1,935 1,830 104 94.4 89.3
Age: 45 to 65 years 1,632 1,517 115 84.0 78.1
Age: 65 years or older 117 114 . 19.3 18.9
Born on Bonaire 1,622 1,495 127 72.0 66.3
Born on other island Dutch Antilles 864 809 55 74.2 69.5
Born in the Netherlands 329 289 40 66.3 58.3
Born in other country 1,368 1,316 52 89.3 86.0
Women Total personal characteristics 3,459 3,227 233 65.7 61.2
Age: 15 to 25 years 338 282 56 41.0 34.3
Age: 25 to 45 years 1,668 1,546 122 90.5 83.9
Age: 45 to 65 years 1,386 1,340 46 72.6 70.2
Age: 65 years or older 67 58 . 9.6 8.4
Born on Bonaire 1,564 1,474 89 61.2 57.7
Born on other island Dutch Antilles 659 604 56 62.2 56.9
Born in the Netherlands 277 260 . 72.6 68.2
Born in other country 959 888 71 75.4 69.9
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


In this table you will find figures on the labour position of people aged 15 years or older on Bonaire in 2010. The figures on the employed, unemployed and economically inactive population are broken down by sex, age and country of birth.

Data available on 2010

Status of the figures:
Figures are final.

Changes as of 21 October 2015:
None, this table is stopped.

When will new figures be published?
This is not applicable anymore. The Labour Force Survey is conducted on Bonaire every other year and in 2012 for the first time also on Saba and St-Eustatius. The questionnaire was changed from 2012 onwards and because of that a new series of tables on the labour force on the Caribbean Netherlands was started.

Description topics

Labour Force
The employed and unemployed together, also called the economically active
population.
Labour force
The employed and unemployed together, also called the economically active
population.
Employed population
All people aged 15 years or older with a job or own business or people
that in the week prior to the survey had paid work for 4 hours or more.
Unemployed population
All people aged 15 years or older who were without a job during the
survey, who actively looked for work in the month prior to the survey and
that are available to start working with two weeks if a job becomes
available.
Gross labour participation
The share of the labour force in the population (15 years or older).
Net labour participation
The share of the employed population in the population (15 years or
older).