Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, position in the household
| Sex | Age | Position in household | Caribbean Netherlands | Periods | Labour force and not in the labour force (number) | Labour force Labour force (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Employed labour force (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Employee Employee (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Employee Permanent employee (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Employee Temporary employee (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Self-employed person (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Self-employed without employees (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Self-employed with employees (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Contributing family worker (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Part-time (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 20 working hours a week (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 12 working hours a week (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week 12 to 19 working hours a week (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 34 working hours a week (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 27 working hours a week (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 28 to 34 working hours a week (number) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Full-time (number) | Labour force Unemployed labour force (number) | Labour force Unemployment rate (%) | Not in the labour force (number) | Gross labour participation rate (%) | Net labour participation rate (%) |
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| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Total | Bonaire | 2024 | 19,900 | 15,000 | 14,680 | 12,710 | 10,420 | 2,290 | 1,970 | 1,120 | 620 | 230 | 2,530 | 560 | 240 | 320 | 1,970 | 810 | 1,150 | 12,150 | 320 | 2.1 | 4,900 | 75.4 | 73.8 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Total | St. Eustatius | 2024 | 2,470 | 1,840 | 1,760 | 1,510 | 1,400 | 110 | 250 | 160 | 80 | 10 | 230 | 60 | 50 | 10 | 170 | 50 | 120 | 1,530 | 80 | 4.4 | 620 | 74.7 | 71.4 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Total | Saba | 2024 | 1,640 | 1,120 | 1,100 | 970 | 810 | 160 | 130 | 90 | 30 | 20 | 220 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 180 | 70 | 110 | 880 | 20 | 1.4 | 520 | 68.2 | 67.2 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Single person | Bonaire | 2024 | 3,870 | 2,980 | 2,920 | 2,470 | 2,040 | 430 | 450 | 350 | 90 | 20 | 270 | 100 | 40 | 60 | 180 | 60 | 120 | 2,650 | 60 | 2.0 | 890 | 77.0 | 75.5 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Single person | St. Eustatius | 2024 | 950 | 740 | 710 | 610 | 560 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 10 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 30 | 660 | 20 | 3.1 | 210 | 77.5 | 75.1 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Single person | Saba | 2024 | 810 | 500 | 500 | 440 | 350 | 90 | 60 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 40 | 60 | 390 | 0 | 0.4 | 300 | 62.2 | 62.0 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Parent in single-parent household | Bonaire | 2024 | 1,760 | 1,470 | 1,470 | 1,380 | 1,180 | 200 | 90 | 60 | 10 | 20 | 240 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 220 | 70 | 150 | 1,230 | 0 | 0.0 | 290 | 83.4 | 83.4 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Parent in single-parent household | St. Eustatius | 2024 | 300 | 270 | 260 | 240 | 220 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 210 | 10 | 1.9 | 30 | 88.8 | 87.1 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Parent in single-parent household | Saba | 2024 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 0 | . | 10 | . | . |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Partner in couple with child(ren) | Bonaire | 2024 | 4,750 | 4,080 | 4,020 | 3,340 | 2,830 | 500 | 680 | 350 | 290 | 40 | 510 | 130 | 60 | 70 | 380 | 180 | 200 | 3,510 | 70 | 1.6 | 670 | 85.9 | 84.5 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Partner in couple with child(ren) | St. Eustatius | 2024 | 400 | 380 | 350 | 320 | 300 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 310 | 20 | 6.3 | 30 | 94.0 | 87.8 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Partner in couple with child(ren) | Saba | 2024 | 260 | 240 | 230 | 210 | 170 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 190 | 10 | 3.3 | 20 | 91.9 | 88.8 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Partner in couple without child(ren) | Bonaire | 2024 | 4,870 | 3,290 | 3,190 | 2,610 | 2,290 | 320 | 580 | 280 | 230 | 70 | 710 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 650 | 280 | 380 | 2,480 | 110 | 3.2 | 1,580 | 67.6 | 65.4 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Partner in couple without child(ren) | St. Eustatius | 2024 | 400 | 260 | 260 | 210 | 200 | 10 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 230 | 0 | 1.5 | 140 | 64.5 | 63.5 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Partner in couple without child(ren) | Saba | 2024 | 380 | 250 | 250 | 210 | 200 | 20 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0.0 | 120 | 67.2 | 67.2 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Adult child | Bonaire | 2024 | 2,760 | 2,070 | 2,020 | 1,950 | 1,440 | 510 | 70 | 40 | 0 | 30 | 460 | 110 | 60 | 60 | 350 | 150 | 200 | 1,560 | 50 | 2.5 | 690 | 75.1 | 73.2 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Adult child | St. Eustatius | 2024 | 220 | 160 | 130 | 110 | 100 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 100 | 20 | . | 70 | 69.6 | 59.8 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Adult child | Saba | 2024 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | . | 0 | . | . |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Minor child | Bonaire | 2024 | 730 | 160 | 160 | 140 | 20 | 120 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 130 | 80 | 70 | 10 | 50 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 0 | . | 570 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Minor child | St. Eustatius | 2024 | 130 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | 120 | . | . |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Minor child | Saba | 2024 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | 50 | . | . |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Other household member | Bonaire | 2024 | 1,150 | 940 | 910 | 820 | 620 | 210 | 80 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 220 | 70 | 20 | 50 | 150 | 40 | 110 | 690 | 40 | 4.0 | 210 | 82.2 | 78.9 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Other household member | St. Eustatius | 2024 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | . | 30 | . | . |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Other household member | Saba | 2024 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | . | 10 | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table explanation
This table contains yearly figures on labour participation by position in the household 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 and age is available.
Data available from: 2012
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.
Changes as of 7 July 2025:
The figures of 2024 are added.
Changes as of 30 October 2024:
The number of self-employed for the reporting years 2020 and 2022 has been corrected. The correction concerns a slight upward revision of the number of self-employed persons. The cause was an error in the software that deduces whether someone is self-employed based on the answers in the questionnaire. As a result, for some records the position in the job remained unknown, whereas it should have been self-employed (with employees). This has now been corrected.
Changes as of 14 June 2024:
In the previous version of this table, the 2022 figures for Saba and St Eustatius were swapped. This has been corrected in this version of the table.
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. - 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.- 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.
- 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.
- Professional status
- Classification of the employed labour force into:
Employee
- permanent
- temporary
Self-employed
- without employees (solo self-employed)
- with employees
- contributing family worker
When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.- Employee
- A person who makes arrangements in a collective agreement for labour purposes and who is being paid in return.
When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.- Employee
- A person who makes arrangements in a collective agreement for labour purposes and who is being paid in return.
When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.
- Permanent employee
- An employee with an employment contract for an indefinite period.
When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.
- Temporary employee
- An employee with an employment contract for a limited period.
When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.
- Self-employed person
- A person who works for his/her own account and risk
- in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
- as an owner-manager, or
- in the company or practice of a family member (contributing family worker), or
- as another self-employed person (for example in an independent profession).
When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.- Self-employed person
- A person who works for his/her own account and risk
- in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
- as an owner-manager, or
- in the company or practice of a family member (contributing family worker), or
- as another self-employed person (for example in an independent profession).
When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.
- Self-employed without employees
- A person who works for his/her own account and risk
- in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
- as an owner-manager, or
- as another self-employed person (for example in an independent profession), and
- who has no employees.
When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.
- Self-employed with employees
- A person who works for his/her own account and risk
- in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
- as an owner-manager, and
- who has employees.
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When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.
- Contributing family worker
- A person who works, not on the basis of a an explicit employment contract, in the company or practice of the partner or parents.
When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.
- Working hours
- The number of hours someone works in a normal or average working week.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.- Part-time
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 35 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.- Part-time
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 35 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- Less than 20 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 20 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.- Less than 20 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 20 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- Less than 12 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 20 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 12 to 19 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 12 to 19 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 20 to 34 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 20 to 34 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.- 20 to 34 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 20 to 34 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 20 to 27 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 20 to 27 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 28 to 34 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 28 to 34 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- Full-time
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 35 hours or more.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. - 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.