Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, position in the household

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Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, position in the household
Sex Age Position in household 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 2012 5.2 72.0 68.3
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2014 6.5 72.7 67.9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2016 6.5 73.6 68.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2018 3.3 74.6 72.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2020 4.2 73.3 70.2
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 2012 5.8 72.8 68.5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Bonaire 2014 6.4 73.6 68.9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Bonaire 2016 6.7 75.0 69.9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Bonaire 2018 3.2 75.4 73.1
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Bonaire 2020 4.6 73.2 69.8
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 2012 3.2 72.4 70.1
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total St. Eustatius 2014 8.8 74.3 67.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total St. Eustatius 2016 7.1 71.2 66.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total St. Eustatius 2018 4.3 74.7 71.5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total St. Eustatius 2020 2.3 72.6 71.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total St. Eustatius 2022 2.5 68.7 67.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Saba 2012 3.9 65.6 63.1
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Saba 2014 2.5 60.8 59.3
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Saba 2016 3.3 63.7 61.6
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Saba 2018 2.4 67.4 65.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Saba 2020 3.1 75.8 73.4
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Saba 2022 3.9 75.8 72.9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Caribbean Netherlands 2012 6.0 73.2 68.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Caribbean Netherlands 2014 3.9 76.3 73.3
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Caribbean Netherlands 2016 4.8 71.1 67.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Caribbean Netherlands 2018 3.0 76.6 74.3
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Caribbean Netherlands 2020 4.2 73.5 70.4
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2.4 74.0 72.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Bonaire 2012 7.1 76.7 71.3
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Bonaire 2014 3.6 81.1 78.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Bonaire 2016 5.3 77.5 73.4
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Bonaire 2018 2.2 81.2 79.4
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Bonaire 2020 6.1 74.4 69.9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Bonaire 2022 2.2 76.8 75.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person St. Eustatius 2012 4.7 71.1 67.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person St. Eustatius 2014 5.9 83.2 78.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person St. Eustatius 2016 2.9 67.6 65.6
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person St. Eustatius 2018 5.5 82.2 77.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person St. Eustatius 2020 0.7 71.7 71.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person St. Eustatius 2022 5.2 55.6 52.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Saba 2012 2.2 60.0 58.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Saba 2014 0.0 45.5 45.5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Saba 2016 4.2 46.7 44.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Saba 2018 2.8 49.9 48.5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Saba 2020 0.6 72.1 71.6
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person Saba 2022 1.5 78.8 77.6
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Caribbean Netherlands 2012 2.2 84.6 82.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Caribbean Netherlands 2014 2.9 82.8 80.4
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Caribbean Netherlands 2016 3.0 85.4 82.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Caribbean Netherlands 2018 0.7 83.5 82.9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Caribbean Netherlands 2020 5.6 85.2 80.5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Caribbean Netherlands 2022 3.0 82.6 80.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Bonaire 2012 2.4 82.8 80.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Bonaire 2014 2.5 82.3 80.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Bonaire 2016 3.0 84.2 81.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Bonaire 2018 0.0 80.5 80.5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Bonaire 2020 7.1 84.5 78.6
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Bonaire 2022 3.4 81.1 78.3
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household St. Eustatius 2012 1.4 89.6 88.3
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household St. Eustatius 2014 4.4 81.6 78.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household St. Eustatius 2016 . 87.1 83.4
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household St. Eustatius 2018 3.7 92.2 88.4
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household St. Eustatius 2020 1.4 87.6 86.4
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household St. Eustatius 2022 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Saba 2012 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Saba 2014 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Saba 2016 . . .
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Saba 2018 . 91.0 91.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Saba 2020 3.8 85.3 82.1
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household Saba 2022 2.2 85.1 83.3
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Caribbean Netherlands 2012 2.8 76.6 74.5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Caribbean Netherlands 2014 6.5 76.0 71.1
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Caribbean Netherlands 2016 3.2 78.7 76.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Caribbean Netherlands 2018 2.0 78.5 77.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Caribbean Netherlands 2020 2.6 76.8 74.9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1.8 77.2 75.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Bonaire 2012 2.7 76.2 74.1
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Bonaire 2014 6.3 76.2 71.3
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Bonaire 2016 3.4 79.5 76.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Bonaire 2018 2.0 79.2 77.6
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Bonaire 2020 2.6 76.0 74.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Bonaire 2022 1.6 76.1 74.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple St. Eustatius 2012 3.3 78.2 75.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple St. Eustatius 2014 9.4 77.8 70.4
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple St. Eustatius 2016 2.2 77.2 75.5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple St. Eustatius 2018 1.4 74.2 73.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple St. Eustatius 2020 1.3 81.8 80.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple St. Eustatius 2022 0.8 81.4 80.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Saba 2012 2.7 77.2 75.1
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Saba 2014 2.6 70.5 68.7
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Saba 2016 1.9 70.6 69.3
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Saba 2018 2.4 77.3 75.4
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Saba 2020 3.6 81.7 78.8
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple Saba 2022 3.7 85.5 82.2
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) Caribbean Netherlands 2012 3.1 82.6 80.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) Caribbean Netherlands 2014 5.1 85.3 80.9
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) Caribbean Netherlands 2016 2.4 85.0 83.0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) Caribbean Netherlands 2018 1.7 86.0 84.5
Source: CBS.
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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 10 July 2023:
The figures of 2022 are added.

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.