Caribbean Netherlands; jobs and wages, economic activity (SIC2008)

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Earning groups Sector / branches (SIC 2008) Carribean Netherlands Jobs of employees (Number) Average annual wage (USD)
Total all earninggroups A-U All economic activities Caribbean Netherlands 17,400 34,870
Bonaire 14,870 33,510
St. Eustatius 1,530 41,940
Saba 1,000 44,340
Unclassifiable . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Caribbean Netherlands 40 19,200
Bonaire 30 19,630
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
B Mining and quarrying Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire . .
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
C Manufacturing Caribbean Netherlands 400 25,620
Bonaire 330 25,440
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
D-E Energy, water, waste treatment Caribbean Netherlands 340 52,460
Bonaire 290 51,710
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
F Construction Caribbean Netherlands 1,670 26,090
Bonaire 1,450 25,460
St. Eustatius 150 27,800
Saba 70 35,440
Unclassifiable . .
G Wholesale and retail trade Caribbean Netherlands 2,130 26,170
Bonaire 1,880 26,270
St. Eustatius 170 24,640
Saba 80 27,120
Unclassifiable . .
H+J Transport, ICT Caribbean Netherlands 780 39,130
Bonaire 600 33,020
St. Eustatius 150 64,500
Saba 30 37,580
Unclassifiable . .
I Accommodation and food serving Caribbean Netherlands 2,460 23,610
Bonaire 2,340 23,780
St. Eustatius 80 19,350
Saba 50 21,890
Unclassifiable . .
K Financial institutions Caribbean Netherlands 270 52,780
Bonaire 260 52,840
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate Caribbean Netherlands 430 30,770
Bonaire 410 30,370
St. Eustatius . .
Saba 10 31,330
Unclassifiable . .
M-N Business services Caribbean Netherlands 2,230 25,120
Bonaire 2,010 24,430
St. Eustatius 160 32,290
Saba 60 28,960
Unclassifiable . .
O Public administration and services Caribbean Netherlands 2,180 57,140
Bonaire 1,600 57,190
St. Eustatius 260 60,200
Saba 320 54,300
Unclassifiable . .
P Education Caribbean Netherlands 1,090 52,850
Bonaire 800 50,470
St. Eustatius 150 55,540
Saba 150 63,110
Unclassifiable . .
Q Health and social work activities Caribbean Netherlands 2,090 40,170
Bonaire 1,790 40,040
St. Eustatius 210 38,200
Saba 90 47,060
Unclassifiable . .
R-U Culture, recreation, other services Caribbean Netherlands 1,240 30,240
Bonaire 1,040 30,020
St. Eustatius 140 32,720
Saba 70 28,270
Unclassifiable . .
Unknown Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire . .
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
Gross annual wage: less than 5,000 do... A-U All economic activities Caribbean Netherlands 970 2,350
Bonaire 850 2,370
St. Eustatius 80 2,510
Saba 40 1,640
Unclassifiable . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire . .
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
B Mining and quarrying Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire . .
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
Source: © CBS
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Table explanation


This table contains information about jobs en wages on the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius to gender and age of employees on 1 January.

Since 10 October 2010, the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius have the status of a 'special municipality' of the Netherlands. On the grounds of this new status as a 'special municipality', they are officially recognised as a public body of the Netherlands.

Data available from: 2011

Status of the figures:
Figures for 2023 and 2025 are provisional, figures for the years to 2022 and 2024 are final.
Because of insufficient response, the data for Sint Eustatius for the years 2023 are missing and no final figures will be published for that year.

Changes as of 21 October 2025:
The final figures for 2024 and the provisional figures for 2025 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Final figures for 2025 and the provisional figures for 2026 will be in the fourth quarter of 2027 published.

Description topics

Jobs of employees
Jobs
A job is an explicit or implicit employment contract between a person and an economic unit, specifying that labour will be carried out in return for remuneration (financial or otherwise). This table concerns jobs of employees, and not jobs of self-employed people. More specifically, it concerns jobs of employees who are liable to pay wage tax and social security premiums in the Caribbean Netherlands.
An employed person may have more than one job at a time. For the calculation of the average number of jobs in a certain period the starting date and end date of a job is taking into account. The weekly working hours are left out of account. Two successive jobs both with a 6-month working period will always count as one job in the average number of jobs, regardless of whether these jobs are full-time or part-time.

Employee
A person who has a contract with an economic unit to carry out work in return for financial remuneration.
Average annual wage
Wage
A payment made in cash or in kind to employees, except wages during illness, redundancy payments and compensation for health insurance premiums.