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Unemployment & Labor Force

Who works, who is looking for work, and who sits outside the labour market — survey by survey.

Labour force 23,399 2022 · +1.09% vs 2018
Employed 21,879 in 2022
Unemployed 1,521 in 2022
Unemployment rate 6.5% -3.42pp vs 2018
Participation rate 55.8% in 2022

Working-age population · 2022

How the population aged 15+ splits across the labour market

Employed 21,879 63.4% Unemployed 1,521 4.4% Economically inactive 11,117 32.2%

Updated data for 2023 - 2024 is currently in the process of being collected.

Labour force

Labour force, employed and unemployed by survey year

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Rates

Employment, unemployment and participation rates (%)

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Publications

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Unemployment rate & Labor Force

Unemployment rate up to 9.9% in 2018

The Department of Statistics (STAT) released today main results of its 2018 Labour Force Survey. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a sample survey among households with the broad aim to measure the recent developments of the labour market.

LFS•07 Feb 2019

Unemployment rate & Labor Force

Results Labour Force Survey 2013

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a sample survey conducted every two years. The last Labour Force Survey was performed in 2009 by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2011, the Department of Statistics (STAT) of St. Maarten conducted the Population and Housing Census, which included a section on Labour & Income statistics. Therefore, the LFS was repeated in 2013 and not 2011.

LFS•03 Nov 2014
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