Caribbean Netherlands; labour force characteristics 2012

Changed on: 21/10/2015 15:00

Caribbean Netherlands; labour force characteristics 2012
Gender	Personal Characteristics	Caribbean Netherlands	Periods	Position on the job market(intern. def.) Labour force (number)	Position on the job market(intern. def.) Employed labour force (number)	Position on the job market(intern. def.) Unemployed labour force (number)	Position on the job market(intern. def.) Not in the labour force (number)	Position on the job market (nat. def.) Labour force (number)	Position on the job market (nat. def.) Employed labour force (number)	Position on the job market (nat. def.) Unemployed labour force (number)	Position on the job market (nat. def.) Not in the labour force (number)
Total male and female	Country of birth: The Netherlands	Bonaire	2012	1,125	1,089	36	229	1,068	1,043	25	150
Total male and female	Country of birth: The Netherlands	St. Eustatius	2012	191	191	.	58	182	182	.	39
Total male and female	Country of birth: The Netherlands	Saba	2012	78	78	.	21	71	71	.	.
Male	Country of birth: The Netherlands	Bonaire	2012	641	615	26	152	584	569	15	112
Male	Country of birth: The Netherlands	St. Eustatius	2012	109	109	.	37	109	109	.	21
Male	Country of birth: The Netherlands	Saba	2012	43	43	.	.	41	41	.	.
Female	Country of birth: The Netherlands	Bonaire	2012	484	474	.	77	484	474	.	38
Female	Country of birth: The Netherlands	St. Eustatius	2012	82	82	.	21	74	74	.	17
Female	Country of birth: The Netherlands	Saba	2012	35	35	.	.	30	30	.	.
Source: CBS.

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Table explanation

This table contains information on the labour position of the population of Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba (Caribbean Netherlands). The figures are presented according to the international definition of the employed labour force (15 years and older) and according to the Dutch national definition (15-64 years old). The figures are broken down by sex, age, level of education and country of birth.

Data available on: 2012

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of 21 October 2015:
None, this table was stopped.

When will new figures be published?
Table is stopped. On 21 October 2015 new tables on the labour force in the Caribbean Netherlands were published. The reason for these new tables is the current use of international definitions for the labour force. The tables on the labour force in the Netherlands
were already changed accordingly in February. This was now also done for the tables on the Caribbean Netherlands.

Description topics

Position on the job market(intern. def.)

Classification of the population into:
- the employed labour force,
- the unemployed labour force,
- the non-labour force.
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The Dutch national definition of the labour force deviates from the definition that is used internationally: the definition of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). As a consequence the number and composition of the labour force differs. Firstly, for the Dutch national definition a twelve hours threshold is used for the number of hours a person works or wants to work per week. For the international definition this is not the case.
Secondly, the unemployed labour force is defined differently. According to the international definition someone has to be available to start working within two weeks. For the Dutch national definition a term of three months within which a person can start working or started to search for work, is used for specific cases. Lastly, also the age definition deviates.

Labour force: All persons (15 years and older) who:
- works for at least one hour a week, or
- has accepted a job for at least one hour a week, or
- wants to work for at least one hour a week, is available to do so and has undertaken activities to find a job of at least one hour a week.
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The Dutch national definition of the labour force deviates from the definition that is used internationally: the definition of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). As a consequence the number and composition of the labour force differs. Firstly, for the Dutch national definition a twelve hours threshold is used for the number of hours a person works or wants to work per week. For the international definition this is not the case.
Secondly, the unemployed labour force is defined differently. According to the international definition someone has to be available to start working within two weeks. For the Dutch national definition a term of three months within which a person can start working or started to search for work, is used for specific cases. Lastly, also the age definition deviates.

Employed labour force: Persons (15 years or older) who work at least 1 hour a week.
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The Dutch national definition of the labour force deviates from the definition that is used internationally: the definition of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). As a consequence the number and composition of the labour force differs. Firstly, for the Dutch national definition a twelve hours threshold is used for the number of hours a person works or wants to work per week. For the international definition this is not the case.
Secondly, the unemployed labour force is defined differently. According to the international definition someone has to be available to start working within two weeks. For the Dutch national definition a term of three months within which a person can start working or started to search for work, is used for specific cases. Lastly, also the age definition deviates.

Unemployed labour force: People (15 years or older) without work who are actively looking for work and are available for work.
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The Dutch national definition of the labour force deviates from the definition that is used internationally: the definition of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). As a consequence the number and composition of the labour force differs. Firstly, for the Dutch national definition a twelve hours threshold is used for the number of hours a person works or wants to work per week. For the international definition this is not the case.
Secondly, the unemployed labour force is defined differently. According to the international definition someone has to be available to start working within two weeks. For the Dutch national definition a term of three months within which a person can start working or started to search for work, is used for specific cases. Lastly, also the age definition deviates.

Not in the labour force: The part of the potential labour force that is not part of the labour force (15 years or older).
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The Dutch national definition of the labour force deviates from the definition that is used internationally: the definition of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). As a consequence the number and composition of the labour force differs. Firstly, for the Dutch national definition a twelve hours threshold is used for the number of hours a person works or wants to work per week. For the international definition this is not the case.
Secondly, the unemployed labour force is defined differently. According to the international definition someone has to be available to start working within two weeks. For the Dutch national definition a term of three months within which a person can start working or started to search for work, is used for specific cases. Lastly, also the age definition deviates.

Position on the job market (nat. def.)

Labour force: Everybody in the Netherlands who:
- works for at least twelve hours a week, or
- has accepted a job for at least twelve hours a week, or
- wants to work for at least twelve hours a week, is available to do so and has undertaken activities to find a job of at least twelve hours a week.
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This definition of the labour force is the standard for the Netherlands. For the Dutch situation the figures are (most of the time) presented for the labour force aged 15-64 years old. Of the entire labour force, people who work at least 12 hours a week are considered as the employed labour force; the ones who don’t work or who work less than 12 hours are considered as the unemployed labour force.

Employed labour force: People (15-64 years old)resident in the Caribbean Netherlands who have a paid job of at least twelve hours a week.
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This definition of the labour force is the standard for the Netherlands. For the Dutch situation the figures are (most of the time) presented for the labour force aged 15-64 years old. Of the entire labour force, people who work at least 12 hours a week are considered as the employed labour force; the ones who don’t work or who work less than 12 hours are considered as the unemployed labour force.

Unemployed labour force: People without work, or with less than twelve hours of paid work a week, who are actively looking for paid work for twelve hours a week or more and who are directly available for this job (15-64 years old).
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This definition of the labour force is the standard for the Netherlands. For the Dutch situation the figures are (most of the time) presented for the labour force aged 15-64 years old. Of the entire labour force, people who work at least 12 hours a week are considered as the employed labour force; the ones who don’t work or who work less than 12 hours are considered as the unemployed labour force.

Not in the labour force: The part of the potential labour force that is not part of the labour force (15-64 years old).
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This definition of the labour force is the standard for the Netherlands. For the Dutch situation the figures are (most of the time) presented for the labour force aged 15-64 years old. Of the entire labour force, people who work at least 12 hours a week are considered as the employed labour force; the ones who don’t work or who work less than 12 hours are considered as the unemployed labour force.