EMPLOYED LABOUR FORCE BY EMPLOYEMENT STATUS - BOTH SEXES
Labour Information
Overview
Barbados' Proflie
Quarterlty Statistics
Yearly Statistics

Yearly Statistics

End Of Year Population      Adult Labour Force      Male Adult Labour Force      Female Adult Labour Force       Employed Labour Force       Employed Male Labour Force       Employed Female Labour Force       Employed Labour Force by Highest Level Education       Male Employed Labour Force by Highest Level Education       Female Employed Labour Force by Highest Level Education       Male Adult Population & Labour force by Activity and Age       Adult Population & Labour force by Activity and Age       Annual Quarterly Unemployment Rates       Annual Quarterly Unemployment Rates - Male       Annual Quarterly Unemployment Rates - Female       Unemployment Duration       Femanle Unemployment Duration       Male Unemployment Duration - M

Annual and Quarterly Unemployment Rates - Both Sexes

Year Annual Average 1st Quarter 2nd Quater 3rd Quater 4th Quarter
2003 11.7 11.7
2002 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.6 10.2
2001 9.9 9.3 10.0 10.3 9.8
2000 9.3 9.3 - - 9.3
1999 10.4 11.1 10.6 10.2 9.8
1998 12.3 13.2 12.1 11.8 11.8
1997 14.5 15.9 14 16.1 12.2
1996 15.6 16.2 16.2 16.4 14.3
1995 19.7 21.7 20.5 19.9 16.4
1994 21.9 22.8 21.4 21.7 21.2
1993 26.4 27.1 24.2 25.3 22.1
1992 22.9 21.4 22.4 23.1 25
1991 17.2 15 15.8 18 20
1990 15 15.3 - - 14.7
1989 14.7 - - 15.7 13.7
1988 17.5 16.3 17.3 18.6 -
1987 17.9 15.1 18.8 18.6 18.9
1986 17.8 15.6 17.5 19.1 19

Source: Continuous Household Sample Survey, Statistical Service

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