Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, key figures

Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, key figures

Sex Age Level of education Caribbean Netherlands Periods Labour force Unemployment rate (%) Gross labour participation rate (%) Net labour participation rate (%)
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 3.0 74.4 72.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Bonaire 2022 3.0 74.7 72.5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total St. Eustatius 2022 3.9 75.8 72.9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Saba 2022 2.5 68.7 67.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4.0 70.0 67.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 1 Lower education Bonaire 2022 4.0 69.9 67.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 1 Lower education St. Eustatius 2022 4.0 71.0 68.1
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 1 Lower education Saba 2022 2.9 69.0 67.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2.8 78.3 76.1
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education Bonaire 2022 2.9 78.0 75.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education St. Eustatius 2022 3.2 80.6 78.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education Saba 2022 1.9 79.1 77.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1.2 80.5 79.5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 3 Higher education Bonaire 2022 0.8 82.9 82.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 3 Higher education St. Eustatius 2022 4.0 89.4 85.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 3 Higher education Saba 2022 2.1 57.3 56.3
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 . 74.8 72.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Unknown Bonaire 2022 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Unknown St. Eustatius 2022 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Unknown Saba 2022 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 10.7 50.5 45.1
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total Bonaire 2022 10.6 55.4 49.5
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total St. Eustatius 2022 . 35.4 30.4
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total Saba 2022 . 18.3 18.3
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 11.1 47.5 42.2
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 1 Lower education Bonaire 2022 . 52.2 46.6
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 1 Lower education St. Eustatius 2022 . 35.9 31.2
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 1 Lower education Saba 2022 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 10.5 57.8 51.9
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 2 Intermediate education Bonaire 2022 . 58.9 52.7
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 2 Intermediate education St. Eustatius 2022 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 2 Intermediate education Saba 2022 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 . 7.0 7.0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 3 Higher education Bonaire 2022 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 3 Higher education St. Eustatius 2022 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 3 Higher education Saba 2022 . 7.8 7.8
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Unknown Bonaire 2022 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Unknown St. Eustatius 2022 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Unknown Saba 2022 . . .
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2.2 91.6 89.5
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Total Bonaire 2022 1.9 92.3 90.6
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Total St. Eustatius 2022 4.4 92.4 88.3
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Total Saba 2022 2.7 82.4 80.0
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4.8 88.2 84.0
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 1 Lower education Bonaire 2022 4.8 87.8 83.6
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 1 Lower education St. Eustatius 2022 4.7 89.6 85.4
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 1 Lower education Saba 2022 5.4 90.3 85.4
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 0.4 94.5 94.2
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education Bonaire 2022 0.0 94.4 94.4
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education St. Eustatius 2022 2.7 95.2 92.6
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education Saba 2022 2.7 94.9 92.3
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 0.3 93.4 93.1
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 3 Higher education Bonaire 2022 0.0 97.5 97.5
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 3 Higher education St. Eustatius 2022 . . .
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 3 Higher education Saba 2022 0.0 65.0 65.0
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 . . .
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Unknown Bonaire 2022 . . .
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Unknown St. Eustatius 2022 . . .
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Unknown Saba 2022 . . .
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1.4 90.5 89.2
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Total Bonaire 2022 1.0 91.9 91.0
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Total St. Eustatius 2022 5.3 92.8 87.8
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Total Saba 2022 1.0 76.0 75.2
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2.6 86.8 84.5
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 1 Lower education Bonaire 2022 2.5 85.7 83.5
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 1 Lower education St. Eustatius 2022 4.1 89.5 86.2
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 1 Lower education Saba 2022 . 93.4 91.2
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 0.5 96.6 96.1
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 2 Intermediate education Bonaire 2022 0.0 97.0 97.0
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 2 Intermediate education St. Eustatius 2022 . . .
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 2 Intermediate education Saba 2022 . . .
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 0.6 87.5 86.9
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 3 Higher education Bonaire 2022 . . .
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 3 Higher education St. Eustatius 2022 . . .
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 3 Higher education Saba 2022 . 50.7 50.7
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 . . .
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Unknown Bonaire 2022 . . .
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Unknown St. Eustatius 2022 . . .
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Unknown Saba 2022 . . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 3.0 92.6 89.8
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Total Bonaire 2022 2.8 92.8 90.1
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Total St. Eustatius 2022 3.7 92.2 88.9
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Total Saba 2022 4.6 91.6 87.4
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 6.8 89.5 83.5
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 1 Lower education Bonaire 2022 6.8 89.8 83.7
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 1 Lower education St. Eustatius 2022 5.3 89.4 84.7
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 1 Lower education Saba 2022 . . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 0.3 92.6 92.3
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education Bonaire 2022 0.0 91.9 91.9
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education St. Eustatius 2022 . . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education Saba 2022 . . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 0.0 99.1 99.1
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 3 Higher education Bonaire 2022 . . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 3 Higher education St. Eustatius 2022 . . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 3 Higher education Saba 2022 . . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 . . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Unknown Bonaire 2022 . . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Unknown St. Eustatius 2022 . . .
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Unknown Saba 2022 . . .
Source: CBS.
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This table contains yearly figures on labour participation for the special municipalities Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba (the Caribbean Netherlands). The population of 15 to 74 years of age (excluding the institutionalized population) is divided into the employed labour force, the unemployed labour force and those not in the labour force. The employed labour force is subdivided on the basis of the professional status, and the average working hours. A division by sex, age and level of education is available.

Data available from: 2012

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of 3 July 2023:
The figures of 2022 are added.

Changes as of 26 April 2019:
The figures of 2018 are added.
The figures about the highest level of education have been revised. The revision concerns people who attended common years of education (avo). Where they previously had an intermediate level of education, they now receive a low level of education, following the format used for the European Netherlands.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published every two years.

Description topics

Labour force
People
- who have paid work (employed labour force), or
- who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it (unemployed labour force).

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.
Unemployment rate
The unemployed labour force as a percentage of the (employed and unemployed) labour force.

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old.


Gross labour participation rate
The percentage of the (employed and unemployed) labour force in the population (labour force and not in the labour force).

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old.
Net labour participation rate
The percentage of the employed labour force in the population (labour force and not in the labour force).

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old.