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 . .
Bonaire 13,480 31,890
St. Eustatius . .
Saba 900 39,690
Unclassifiable . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 20 18,840
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
B Mining and quarrying Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire . .
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
C Manufacturing Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 310 24,400
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
D-E Energy, water, waste treatment Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 270 50,650
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
F Construction Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 1,230 24,990
St. Eustatius . .
Saba 60 32,530
Unclassifiable . .
G Wholesale and retail trade Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 1,700 25,390
St. Eustatius . .
Saba 60 26,180
Unclassifiable . .
H+J Transport, ICT Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 550 31,020
St. Eustatius . .
Saba 30 40,910
Unclassifiable . .
I Accommodation and food serving Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 1,880 22,810
St. Eustatius . .
Saba 50 23,780
Unclassifiable . .
K Financial institutions Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 380 41,010
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 380 28,540
St. Eustatius . .
Saba 10 27,710
Unclassifiable . .
M-N Business services Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 1,810 21,940
St. Eustatius . .
Saba 50 27,280
Unclassifiable . .
O Public administration and services Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 1,510 51,430
St. Eustatius . .
Saba 250 43,610
Unclassifiable . .
P Education Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 740 51,600
St. Eustatius . .
Saba 150 59,410
Unclassifiable . .
Q Health and social work activities Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 1,620 37,030
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
R-U Culture, recreation, other services Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 1,010 28,590
St. Eustatius . .
Saba 70 25,980
Unclassifiable . .
Unknown Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire . .
St. Eustatius . .
Saba . .
Unclassifiable . .
Gross annual wage: less than 5,000 do... A-U All economic activities Caribbean Netherlands . .
Bonaire 870 2,290
St. Eustatius . .
Saba 40 1,890
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 2024 are provisional, figures for the years 2011 to 2022 are final.
Because of insufficient response, the data for St. Eustatius for the years 2023 and 2024 are missing.

Changes as of 23 December 2025:
The final figures for 2022 and the provisional figures for 2023 and 2024 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Final figures for 2023 and 2024 and the provisional figures for 2025 will be published in the fourth quarter of 2026. If possible, the missing data for Sint Eustatius will also be published.

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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.