Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, attachment to labour market

Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, attachment to labour market

Sex Characteristic households persons Caribbean Netherlands Periods Labour force and not in the labour force (number) Employed labour force Employed labour force (number) Employed labour force Want to work more hours, available (number) Employed labour force Doesn’t want more hours or not available (number) Not employed labour force Not employed labour force (number) Not employed labour force Unemployed labour force (number) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not in the labour force (number) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Available to work, but not seeking (number) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Seeking work, but not available (number) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not seeking work, not available Not seeking work, not available (number)
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2012 17,490 11,940 2,360 9,580 5,550 660 4,890 810 80 4,000
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2014 19,220 13,060 2,710 10,350 6,160 910 5,250 690 150 4,410
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2016 19,320 13,290 1,330 11,960 6,030 930 5,100 590 60 4,460
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2018 19,760 14,270 1,770 12,500 5,500 480 5,020 580 120 4,320
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2020 20,400 14,330 1,970 12,370 6,070 630 5,450 690 110 4,650
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2022 21,710 15,670 1,830 13,840 6,040 490 5,550 420 40 5,080
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 2,680 1,100 360 740 1,580 140 1,450 170 20 1,250
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 2,820 980 320 660 1,840 220 1,620 180 30 1,410
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 2,690 950 190 760 1,740 270 1,470 90 10 1,360
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 2,760 1,230 220 1,010 1,530 100 1,430 160 40 1,230
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 2,550 1,060 270 790 1,500 140 1,360 140 20 1,210
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,680 1,210 190 1,020 1,470 150 1,320 170 30 1,120
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 6,770 5,600 1,010 4,590 1,170 310 860 350 30 480
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 7,380 6,250 1,350 4,910 1,120 360 770 160 120 490
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 7,410 6,250 550 5,700 1,160 420 740 250 10 480
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 7,290 6,310 870 5,440 980 220 760 210 60 490
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 7,640 6,590 850 5,740 1,050 330 720 220 30 460
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 8,220 7,360 1,060 6,310 860 170 690 120 10 560
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 3,270 2,530 530 2,000 740 210 530 170 30 330
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 3,690 2,970 660 2,310 720 210 510 80 40 390
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 3,850 3,160 220 2,950 690 290 400 100 10 290
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 3,750 3,100 470 2,640 650 150 500 150 60 290
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 3,800 3,280 430 2,850 530 180 350 120 20 210
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,070 3,630 650 2,980 440 50 390 80 0 300
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 3,500 3,070 480 2,600 430 100 320 170 0 150
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 3,690 3,280 690 2,600 410 150 260 80 80 100
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 3,560 3,090 340 2,750 470 130 340 150 0 190
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 3,540 3,210 400 2,810 330 70 260 60 0 200
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 3,840 3,320 420 2,890 520 150 370 100 20 250
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,150 3,730 410 3,320 420 120 310 40 10 260
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 4,020 3,330 670 2,660 680 160 520 180 10 330
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 4,290 3,630 750 2,880 670 210 460 170 0 290
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 4,210 3,590 410 3,190 620 160 450 40 10 400
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 4,140 3,600 410 3,190 540 90 450 110 20 310
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 4,040 3,370 420 2,950 670 60 600 150 60 400
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,100 3,540 290 3,250 560 110 460 80 0 370
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 8,040 5,250 1,000 4,250 2,800 210 2,590 290 30 2,270
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 9,030 5,830 1,050 4,780 3,200 340 2,860 350 0 2,510
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 9,220 6,090 590 5,500 3,140 240 2,900 250 40 2,610
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 9,720 6,730 680 6,050 2,990 160 2,830 210 20 2,590
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 10,210 6,680 850 5,830 3,530 160 3,370 330 60 2,980
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 10,810 7,100 580 6,510 3,710 180 3,530 140 0 3,400
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 2,610 1,670 300 1,370 940 30 900 80 20 810
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 3,040 1,830 250 1,590 1,210 130 1,080 90 0 990
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 3,200 2,170 130 2,040 1,030 60 970 160 30 790
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 3,540 2,630 230 2,400 910 50 870 90 0 780
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 3,960 2,800 320 2,480 1,160 90 1,070 140 0 940
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,270 3,080 220 2,870 1,190 60 1,120 50 0 1,070
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 1,420 250 30 220 1,180 10 1,160 30 0 1,130
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 1,710 370 50 320 1,330 10 1,320 90 0 1,230
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 1,820 330 50 280 1,490 20 1,470 50 0 1,420
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 2,030 500 50 450 1,530 20 1,510 10 0 1,500
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 2,220 520 120 400 1,700 10 1,690 50 0 1,640
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,440 470 80 400 1,960 10 1,960 0 0 1,950
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Caribbean Netherlands 2012 10,200 6,530 1,620 4,910 3,670 400 3,270 540 40 2,690
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Caribbean Netherlands 2014 10,180 6,720 1,370 5,350 3,460 570 2,900 440 70 2,390
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Caribbean Netherlands 2016 9,820 5,830 640 5,190 4,000 620 3,380 480 50 2,850
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Caribbean Netherlands 2018 9,750 6,650 840 5,810 3,100 330 2,780 340 100 2,330
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Caribbean Netherlands 2020 10,530 6,810 1,100 5,720 3,720 360 3,360 410 20 2,940
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Caribbean Netherlands 2022 11,020 7,410 960 6,440 3,620 310 3,310 290 40 2,980
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Caribbean Netherlands 2012 4,160 3,080 440 2,640 1,080 190 900 210 40 650
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Caribbean Netherlands 2014 5,070 3,580 850 2,730 1,490 240 1,260 170 60 1,030
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Caribbean Netherlands 2016 5,440 4,150 420 3,730 1,290 230 1,060 70 10 970
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Caribbean Netherlands 2018 6,400 5,030 670 4,360 1,370 80 1,300 110 20 1,170
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Caribbean Netherlands 2020 6,000 4,520 520 4,000 1,480 160 1,320 190 90 1,050
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Caribbean Netherlands 2022 6,200 4,720 640 4,080 1,480 140 1,350 110 0 1,240
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Caribbean Netherlands 2012 3,100 2,330 300 2,020 770 60 710 60 0 650
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Caribbean Netherlands 2014 3,440 2,490 390 2,100 950 100 860 60 10 780
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Caribbean Netherlands 2016 3,530 2,910 260 2,640 620 50 570 30 0 540
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Caribbean Netherlands 2018 3,410 2,470 260 2,220 940 80 860 80 0 780
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Caribbean Netherlands 2020 3,450 2,680 310 2,370 770 50 720 100 0 620
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,160 3,310 200 3,110 850 40 810 0 0 810
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2012 30 10 0 10 20 0 20 0 0 20
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2014 530 270 110 170 250 10 240 20 10 210
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2016 530 410 10 400 130 30 90 0 0 90
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2018 200 120 10 110 80 0 80 50 0 30
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2020 420 320 40 280 100 50 40 0 0 40
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 320 230 30 210 90 10 80 20 0 60
Male Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2012 9,410 6,620 1,420 5,210 2,780 350 2,430 440 30 1,960
Male Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2014 10,220 7,250 1,750 5,510 2,970 490 2,480 350 90 2,030
Male Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2016 10,100 7,160 680 6,480 2,950 500 2,450 340 10 2,100
Male Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2018 10,230 7,580 1,010 6,580 2,650 280 2,380 320 20 2,040
Male Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2020 10,630 7,820 1,280 6,540 2,810 300 2,510 370 70 2,070
Male Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2022 11,300 8,350 1,110 7,250 2,940 270 2,680 220 0 2,450
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 1,400 570 150 420 830 80 750 90 10 650
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 1,310 460 220 250 850 80 770 60 30 680
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 1,400 470 120 350 930 150 780 30 0 740
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 1,490 640 100 540 850 50 790 120 0 670
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 1,410 600 220 390 810 80 730 110 20 610
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,230 500 60 450 730 60 670 80 0 590
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 3,640 3,060 580 2,480 590 160 430 190 10 230
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 4,020 3,510 820 2,690 510 150 370 100 60 210
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 3,780 3,290 220 3,070 500 230 270 130 0 140
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 3,640 3,220 500 2,720 420 100 320 90 20 210
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 3,870 3,460 490 2,970 410 140 270 90 0 170
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,380 3,980 760 3,220 400 120 290 70 0 210
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 1,730 1,350 300 1,050 380 80 300 90 10 190
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 2,100 1,680 440 1,250 420 130 290 60 30 190
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 1,990 1,710 70 1,640 280 120 160 60 0 110
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 1,700 1,430 250 1,170 270 80 190 70 20 110
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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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

Labour force and not in the labour force
People who are part of the employed labour force, the unemployed labour force or who are 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.
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.
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.
Not employed labour force
People who don't 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. The non-employed population consists of the unemployed labour force and the people not in the labour force. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.
Not employed labour force
People who don't 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. The non-employed population consists of the unemployed labour force and the people not in the labour force. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.
Unemployed labour force
People who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it.

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.
Not in the labour force
People who don’t have paid work, who haven’t recently looked for work recently or are not directly available for it.

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.
Not in the labour force
People who don’t have paid work, who haven’t recently looked for work recently or are not directly available for it.

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.

Available to work, but not seeking
Person is directly available for work, but hasn’t recently looked for work.
Seeking work, but not available
Person is not directly available for work, but has recently looked for work.
Not seeking work, not available
Person is not directly available for work and also hasn’t recently looked for work.
Not seeking work, not available
Person is not directly available for work and also hasn’t recently looked for work.