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) 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) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not seeking work, not available Want to work (number) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not seeking work, not available Doesn’t want to or can’t work Doesn’t want to or can’t work (number) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not seeking work, not available Doesn’t want to or can’t work Because of family/household care (number) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not seeking work, not available Doesn’t want to or can’t work Because of education (number) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not seeking work, not available Doesn’t want to or can’t work Because of retirement/old age (number) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not seeking work, not available Doesn’t want to or can’t work Because of illness/disability (number) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not seeking work, not available Doesn’t want to or can’t work Because of other reason (number)
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2012 2,360 810 80 4,000 200 3,810 300 1,230 1,370 410 490
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2014 2,710 690 150 4,410 250 4,170 390 1,420 1,470 490 390
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2016 1,330 590 60 4,460 200 4,260 370 1,420 1,610 570 290
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2018 1,770 580 120 4,320 200 4,120 310 1,330 1,710 470 300
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2020 1,970 690 110 4,650 270 4,380 420 1,170 1,870 550 370
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,830 420 40 5,080 270 4,820 390 1,150 2,100 740 440
Total male and female Total persons Bonaire 2012 1,770 650 40 2,810 130 2,680 210 710 1,040 340 390
Total male and female Total persons Bonaire 2014 2,080 400 130 3,300 130 3,170 310 940 1,220 360 340
Total male and female Total persons Bonaire 2016 940 370 50 3,420 140 3,280 290 1,010 1,280 460 240
Total male and female Total persons Bonaire 2018 1,410 430 100 3,250 150 3,090 240 840 1,340 410 270
Total male and female Total persons Bonaire 2020 1,610 510 100 3,810 250 3,550 380 890 1,460 480 340
Total male and female Total persons Bonaire 2022 1,630 290 30 4,160 250 3,910 350 810 1,750 650 340
Total male and female Total persons St. Eustatius 2012 340 110 30 690 40 650 60 240 240 40 70
Total male and female Total persons St. Eustatius 2014 440 250 20 570 100 470 50 120 160 100 40
Total male and female Total persons St. Eustatius 2016 270 170 10 510 40 470 50 140 200 60 20
Total male and female Total persons St. Eustatius 2018 190 130 10 520 30 490 40 180 230 20 20
Total male and female Total persons St. Eustatius 2020 140 110 0 550 10 530 30 180 280 20 30
Total male and female Total persons St. Eustatius 2022 110 130 0 470 10 460 20 140 180 60 60
Total male and female Total persons Saba 2012 260 60 10 500 30 480 40 290 90 30 30
Total male and female Total persons Saba 2014 190 40 0 550 20 530 30 370 100 30 10
Total male and female Total persons Saba 2016 120 50 0 530 20 510 40 270 120 50 30
Total male and female Total persons Saba 2018 170 20 10 550 10 540 30 320 140 40 10
Total male and female Total persons Saba 2020 220 70 10 300 10 290 10 100 120 50 10
Total male and female Total persons Saba 2022 90 0 10 460 10 450 10 200 170 20 40
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 360 170 20 1,250 50 1,200 20 1,040 0 10 140
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 320 180 30 1,410 100 1,310 0 1,200 0 50 60
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 190 90 10 1,360 20 1,350 0 1,290 0 10 50
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 220 160 40 1,230 60 1,170 0 1,130 0 0 40
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 270 140 20 1,210 110 1,100 0 1,080 0 20 0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 190 170 30 1,120 40 1,090 0 1,030 0 0 60
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Bonaire 2012 270 100 10 830 40 800 10 670 0 10 110
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Bonaire 2014 270 100 30 1,030 70 960 0 880 0 40 40
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Bonaire 2016 160 40 0 1,030 0 1,030 0 980 0 10 40
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Bonaire 2018 190 130 40 910 60 850 0 810 0 0 40
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Bonaire 2020 230 90 10 970 100 880 0 860 0 20 0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Bonaire 2022 190 100 30 840 30 810 0 770 0 0 40
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years St. Eustatius 2012 40 40 10 240 10 230 0 210 0 0 20
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years St. Eustatius 2014 40 60 10 180 30 150 0 120 0 10 20
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years St. Eustatius 2016 10 40 10 160 10 150 0 140 0 0 10
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years St. Eustatius 2018 20 30 0 180 0 180 0 170 0 0 10
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years St. Eustatius 2020 30 10 0 180 10 170 0 170 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years St. Eustatius 2022 0 70 0 150 0 150 0 140 0 0 10
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Saba 2012 50 30 10 180 10 170 10 160 0 0 10
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Saba 2014 20 10 0 210 0 200 0 200 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Saba 2016 30 10 0 180 10 170 0 170 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Saba 2018 10 10 0 150 0 150 0 150 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Saba 2020 10 50 0 60 0 50 0 50 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Saba 2022 0 0 0 140 10 130 0 120 0 0 10
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 1,010 350 30 480 100 380 80 190 0 40 70
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 1,350 160 120 490 50 440 110 230 0 70 40
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 550 250 10 480 70 420 110 130 0 80 110
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 870 210 60 490 60 430 80 190 0 80 80
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 850 220 30 460 50 410 140 80 0 120 70
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,060 120 10 560 110 460 130 120 0 80 140
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Bonaire 2012 740 290 10 220 70 150 40 40 0 40 40
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Bonaire 2014 1,050 70 100 260 20 240 90 60 0 60 40
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Bonaire 2016 410 150 10 330 70 270 90 30 0 60 90
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Bonaire 2018 690 150 40 260 40 220 60 10 0 70 80
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Bonaire 2020 660 140 30 380 50 330 130 30 0 110 70
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Bonaire 2022 970 90 0 420 100 320 110 40 0 70 100
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years St. Eustatius 2012 150 50 10 110 20 90 30 30 0 0 30
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years St. Eustatius 2014 210 80 10 50 20 20 20 0 0 10 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years St. Eustatius 2016 110 70 0 30 0 30 10 0 0 10 10
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years St. Eustatius 2018 90 50 10 40 20 30 10 10 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years St. Eustatius 2020 60 70 0 30 0 30 0 10 0 10 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years St. Eustatius 2022 40 30 0 40 0 40 10 0 0 10 20
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Saba 2012 110 10 0 150 10 150 20 120 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Saba 2014 100 10 0 190 10 180 0 170 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Saba 2016 40 20 0 120 0 120 10 90 0 10 10
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Saba 2018 90 10 0 190 10 180 10 170 0 10 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Saba 2020 120 10 0 60 0 50 10 40 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Saba 2022 50 0 10 100 0 100 10 70 0 0 20
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 530 170 30 330 80 250 30 180 0 20 20
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 660 80 40 390 40 350 50 220 0 40 40
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 220 100 10 290 30 260 20 130 0 60 60
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 470 150 60 290 40 250 40 160 0 20 40
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 430 120 20 210 0 210 50 80 0 50 20
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 650 80 0 300 50 250 60 90 0 20 90
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Bonaire 2012 410 130 10 130 60 70 10 40 0 20 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Bonaire 2014 490 50 30 190 20 180 50 60 0 30 40
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Bonaire 2016 140 50 10 170 30 130 10 30 0 50 40
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Bonaire 2018 380 120 40 90 20 70 30 0 0 10 40
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Bonaire 2020 310 70 20 140 0 140 50 30 0 50 20
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Bonaire 2022 590 70 0 200 50 150 50 20 0 20 60
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years St. Eustatius 2012 60 30 10 80 10 60 10 30 0 0 20
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years St. Eustatius 2014 130 30 10 30 20 10 0 0 0 10 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years St. Eustatius 2016 70 30 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 10
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years St. Eustatius 2018 30 30 10 30 10 20 10 10 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years St. Eustatius 2020 50 40 0 20 0 20 0 10 0 10 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years St. Eustatius 2022 40 10 0 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 10
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Saba 2012 60 10 0 130 0 130 10 120 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Saba 2014 50 0 0 180 0 170 0 160 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Saba 2016 20 20 0 110 0 110 10 90 0 0 10
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Saba 2018 60 0 0 160 0 160 10 150 0 10 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Saba 2020 80 10 0 50 0 50 10 40 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Saba 2022 30 0 0 90 0 90 0 70 0 0 20
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 480 170 0 150 20 130 50 10 0 20 50
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 690 80 80 100 10 90 60 0 0 30 0
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 340 150 0 190 40 150 90 0 0 20 50
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 400 60 0 200 30 180 40 30 0 60 40
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.


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 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.
Want to work
Person is not directly available for work and also hasn’t recently looked for work, but wants to have paid work.
Doesn’t want to or can’t work
Person is not directly available for work, hasn’t recently looked for work and also doesn’t want to or can’t have paid work.
Doesn’t want to or can’t work
Person is not directly available for work, hasn’t recently looked for work and also doesn’t want to or can’t have paid work.
Because of family/household care
Person is not directly available for work, hasn’t recently looked for work and also doesn’t want to or can’t have paid work because of the care for family or household.
Because of education
Person is not directly available for work, hasn’t recently looked for work and also doesn’t want to or can’t have paid work because of education.
Because of retirement/old age
Person is not directly available for work, hasn’t recently looked for work and also doesn’t want to or can’t have paid work because of (early) retirement or old age.
Because of illness/disability
Person is not directly available for work, hasn’t recently looked for work and also doesn’t want to or can’t have paid work because of an illness or disability.
Because of other reason
Person is not directly available for work, hasn’t recently looked for work and also doesn’t want to or can’t have paid work because of another reason.