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 Labour force and not in the labour force (number) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not in the labour force (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 Doesn’t want to or can’t work Because of other reason (number)
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2012 17,490 4,890 810 80 490
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2014 19,220 5,250 690 150 390
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2016 19,320 5,100 590 60 290
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2018 19,760 5,020 580 120 300
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2020 20,400 5,450 690 110 370
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2022 21,710 5,550 420 40 440
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 2,680 1,450 170 20 140
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 2,820 1,620 180 30 60
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 2,690 1,470 90 10 50
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 2,760 1,430 160 40 40
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 2,550 1,360 140 20 0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,680 1,320 170 30 60
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 6,770 860 350 30 70
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 7,380 770 160 120 40
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 7,410 740 250 10 110
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 7,290 760 210 60 80
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 7,640 720 220 30 70
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 8,220 690 120 10 140
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 3,270 530 170 30 20
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 3,690 510 80 40 40
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 3,850 400 100 10 60
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 3,750 500 150 60 40
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 3,800 350 120 20 20
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,070 390 80 0 90
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 3,500 320 170 0 50
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 3,690 260 80 80 0
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 3,560 340 150 0 50
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 3,540 260 60 0 40
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 3,840 370 100 20 50
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,150 310 40 10 50
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 4,020 520 180 10 50
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 4,290 460 170 0 60
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 4,210 450 40 10 30
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 4,140 450 110 20 30
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 4,040 600 150 60 110
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,100 460 80 0 80
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 8,040 2,590 290 30 280
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 9,030 2,860 350 0 280
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 9,220 2,900 250 40 140
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 9,720 2,830 210 20 180
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 10,210 3,370 330 60 300
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 10,810 3,530 140 0 250
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 2,610 900 80 20 130
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 3,040 1,080 90 0 180
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 3,200 970 160 30 80
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 3,540 870 90 0 90
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 3,960 1,070 140 0 140
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,270 1,120 50 0 130
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 1,420 1,160 30 0 110
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 1,710 1,320 90 0 40
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 1,820 1,470 50 0 30
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 2,030 1,510 10 0 50
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 2,220 1,690 50 0 60
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,440 1,960 0 0 30
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Caribbean Netherlands 2012 10,200 3,270 540 40 360
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Caribbean Netherlands 2014 10,180 2,900 440 70 190
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Caribbean Netherlands 2016 9,820 3,380 480 50 210
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Caribbean Netherlands 2018 9,750 2,780 340 100 180
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Caribbean Netherlands 2020 10,530 3,360 410 20 250
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Caribbean Netherlands 2022 11,020 3,310 290 40 250
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Caribbean Netherlands 2012 4,160 900 210 40 90
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Caribbean Netherlands 2014 5,070 1,260 170 60 140
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Caribbean Netherlands 2016 5,440 1,060 70 10 50
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Caribbean Netherlands 2018 6,400 1,300 110 20 70
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Caribbean Netherlands 2020 6,000 1,320 190 90 70
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Caribbean Netherlands 2022 6,200 1,350 110 0 100
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Caribbean Netherlands 2012 3,100 710 60 0 30
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Caribbean Netherlands 2014 3,440 860 60 10 50
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Caribbean Netherlands 2016 3,530 570 30 0 30
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Caribbean Netherlands 2018 3,410 860 80 0 30
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Caribbean Netherlands 2020 3,450 720 100 0 50
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,160 810 0 0 70
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2012 30 20 0 0 0
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2014 530 240 20 10 20
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2016 530 90 0 0 0
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2018 200 80 50 0 10
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2020 420 40 0 0 0
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 320 80 20 0 20
Male Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2012 9,410 2,430 440 30 250
Male Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2014 10,220 2,480 350 90 190
Male Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2016 10,100 2,450 340 10 170
Male Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2018 10,230 2,380 320 20 170
Male Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2020 10,630 2,510 370 70 220
Male Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 2022 11,300 2,680 220 0 200
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 1,400 750 90 10 90
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 1,310 770 60 30 40
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 1,400 780 30 0 40
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 1,490 790 120 0 20
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 1,410 730 110 20 0
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,230 670 80 0 30
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 3,640 430 190 10 30
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 4,020 370 100 60 30
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 3,780 270 130 0 50
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 3,640 320 90 20 60
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2020 3,870 270 90 0 60
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,380 290 70 0 80
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2012 1,730 300 90 10 10
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2014 2,100 290 60 30 30
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2016 1,990 160 60 0 10
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Caribbean Netherlands 2018 1,700 190 70 20 20
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


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

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.
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.
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.
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 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.