Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, attachment to labour market

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Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, attachment to labour market
Sex Characteristic households persons Caribbean Netherlands Periods Employed labour force Want to work more hours, available (number) Employed labour force Doesn’t want more hours or not available (number)
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2012 2,360 9,580
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2014 2,710 10,350
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2016 1,330 11,960
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2018 1,770 12,500
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2020 1,970 12,370
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,830 13,840
Total male and female Total persons Bonaire 2012 1,770 7,050
Total male and female Total persons Bonaire 2014 2,080 7,880
Total male and female Total persons Bonaire 2016 940 9,760
Total male and female Total persons Bonaire 2018 1,410 9,830
Total male and female Total persons Bonaire 2020 1,610 9,880
Total male and female Total persons Bonaire 2022 1,630 11,220
Total male and female Total persons St. Eustatius 2012 340 1,750
Total male and female Total persons St. Eustatius 2014 440 1,760
Total male and female Total persons St. Eustatius 2016 270 1,350
Total male and female Total persons St. Eustatius 2018 190 1,670
Total male and female Total persons St. Eustatius 2020 140 1,580
Total male and female Total persons St. Eustatius 2022 110 1,700
Total male and female Total persons Saba 2012 260 790
Total male and female Total persons Saba 2014 190 710
Total male and female Total persons Saba 2016 120 850
Total male and female Total persons Saba 2018 170 1,000
Total male and female Total persons Saba 2020 220 910
Total male and female Total persons Saba 2022 90 920
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 360 740
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 320 660
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 190 760
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 220 1,010
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 270 790
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 190 1,020
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Bonaire 2012 270 620
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Bonaire 2014 270 500
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Bonaire 2016 160 670
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Bonaire 2018 190 790
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Bonaire 2020 230 650
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Bonaire 2022 190 890
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years St. Eustatius 2012 40 50
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years St. Eustatius 2014 40 70
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years St. Eustatius 2016 10 40
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years St. Eustatius 2018 20 100
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years St. Eustatius 2020 30 70
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years St. Eustatius 2022 0 100
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Saba 2012 50 80
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Saba 2014 20 90
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Saba 2016 30 50
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Saba 2018 10 110
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Saba 2020 10 70
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Saba 2022 0 30
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 1,010 4,590
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 1,350 4,910
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 550 5,700
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 870 5,440
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 850 5,740
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,060 6,310
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Bonaire 2012 740 3,300
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Bonaire 2014 1,050 3,710
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Bonaire 2016 410 4,560
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Bonaire 2018 690 4,210
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Bonaire 2020 660 4,580
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Bonaire 2022 970 5,090
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years St. Eustatius 2012 150 880
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years St. Eustatius 2014 210 890
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years St. Eustatius 2016 110 690
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years St. Eustatius 2018 90 750
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years St. Eustatius 2020 60 730
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years St. Eustatius 2022 40 750
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Saba 2012 110 410
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Saba 2014 100 300
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Saba 2016 40 450
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Saba 2018 90 480
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Saba 2020 120 430
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Saba 2022 50 470
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 530 2,000
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 660 2,310
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 220 2,950
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 470 2,640
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 430 2,850
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 650 2,980
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Bonaire 2012 410 1,390
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Bonaire 2014 490 1,790
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Bonaire 2016 140 2,410
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Bonaire 2018 380 2,030
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Bonaire 2020 310 2,310
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Bonaire 2022 590 2,410
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years St. Eustatius 2012 60 370
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years St. Eustatius 2014 130 390
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years St. Eustatius 2016 70 310
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years St. Eustatius 2018 30 340
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years St. Eustatius 2020 50 310
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years St. Eustatius 2022 40 320
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Saba 2012 60 240
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Saba 2014 50 130
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Saba 2016 20 220
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Saba 2018 60 260
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Saba 2020 80 240
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Saba 2022 30 260
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 480 2,600
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 690 2,600
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 340 2,750
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 400 2,810
Source: CBS.
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This table contains yearly figures on the attachment of people to the labour market 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 and the non-employed labour force. The employed labour force is subdivided on the basis of whether they want to work more or not. The non-employed labour force is subdivided into the unemployed and those not in the labour force. Those not in the labour force are subdivided based on the search and availability criteria. 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 28 June 2023:
The figures of 2022 are added.

Changes as of 26 April 2019:
The figures of 2018 are added
Because of a programming error the figures about wanting to work more hours, and not wanting to work more hours in the previous version of this table were incorrect. Too little people were wrongly assigned to the group who wants to work more hours. This is corrected in this version of the table.
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

Employed labour force
People who have paid work.

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.
Want to work more hours, available
People who want to work more hours within six months, assuming that their earnings also change, and who is directly available for this. The comparable term used by Eurostat is underemployed.

Up to and including 2014 people who want to work more hours were not asked whether they were directly available for this. This information is necessary to determine ‘underemployment’. The questionnaire is adjusted from 2016 and onwards so that the respondent will receive this question. The figures on want to work more hours in 2012 and 2014 only concern the people who want to work more hours. These figures are higher than from 2016 and onwards were it concerns the people who want to work more hours and who are directly available.


Doesn’t want more hours or not available
People who don’t want to work more hours within six months, or does want to work more, but is not directly available.