Caribbean Labour Statistics
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Employed persons by sex and occupation*, Barbados
Both Sexes ('000)
Occupation 2002 2001** 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994   Occupation 1993 1992 1991
Legislative and senior officials 10.2 10.9 9.7 6.6 6.3 7.9 7.2 6.2 6.5   Profess., techn. & rel. w. 9.9 8.5 9.2
Professionals 14.8 15.0 13.7 9.9 10.3 11.7 11.2 10.0 8.8   Adm. and manag. person 4.7 4.9 4.5
Technicians and associate profess. 10.7 10.6 9.1 8.3 7.9 7.2 7.4 6.8 6.8   Clerical and rel. workers 18.0 18.2 19.2
Clerks 14.6 15.2 15.0 14.9 15.0 16.0 16.0 14.5 15.2   Sales workers 9.0 9.5 9.9
Service and shop workers 23.4 23.5 24.0 20.9 19.8 19.3 19.6 20.0 21.8   Service workers 23.7 23.9 24.6
Skilled agricultural workers 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.0 2.7 1.8 2.9   Agricult. workers/fisherm. 4.6 5.8 5.3
Craft and related workers 16.5 17.3 17.1 19.1 16.6 14.6 14.7 15.0 13.6   Prod. process w., quarry wo. 4.5 5.1 6.0
Plant, machine operators 8.8 9.1 8.5 9.1 9.5 8.5 8.4 8.6 6.8   Skilled craftsmen 8.4 8.5 8.1
Elementary occupations 26.2 26.0 28.1 30.2 30.0 28.1 26.4 27.0 23.1   Work. in transp. & other 17.5 17.3 20.3
Not stated 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.5 0.9 0.9 0 0          
Total 128.6 130.9 129.0 122.4 119.6 116.1 114.3 109.8 105.5     100.5 101.7 107.1

Male ('000)
Occupation 2002 2001** 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994   Occupation 1993 1992 1991
Legislative and senior officials 5.9 6.3 6.3 3.6 3.9 4.9 4.3 3.8 4.0   Profess., techn. & rel. w. 4.8 3.6 4.3
Professionals 5.8 6.1 5.4 3.9 4.2 5.0 4.6 4.0 3.5   Adm. and manag. person 3.0 3.0 2.9
Technicians and associate profess. 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.8 4.2 4.1   Clerical and rel. workers 5.1 5.5 6.0
Clerks 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.4   Sales workers 3.8 4.2 4.2
Service and shop workers 8.2 8.6 8.3 8.0 7.8 8.2 8.4 8.5 9.9   Service workers 10.0 9.8 10.6
Skilled agricultural workers 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.2 1.5 2.0   Agricult. workers/fisherm. 2.8 3.9 3.4
Craft and related workers 14.6 15.2 15.2 16.7 14.5 12.9 12.7 12.9 11.9   Prod. process w., quarry wo. 1.5 1.6 2.1
Plant, machine operators 6.9 7.1 6.1 7.0 7.0 6.2 6.2 5.8 4.6   Skilled craftsmen 7.5 7.6 7.4
Elementary occupations 13.7 13.3 14.4 15.6 15.8 15.1 13.7 14.2 13.1   Work. in transp. & other 15.6 15.3 18.2
Not stated 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.5 0 0          
Total 67.7 68.9 68.0 65.5 64.4 61.9 60.4 57.7 56.7     54.0 54.6 59.2

Female ('000)
Occupation 2002 2001** 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994   Occupation 1993 1992 1991
Legislative and senior officials 4.3 4.5 3.4 3.0 2.5 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.5   Profess., techn. & rel. w. 5.2 4.8 4.9
Professionals 9.0 8.9 8.3 6.0 6.1 6.7 6.6 6.0 5.3   Adm. and manag. person 1.8 1.9 1.6
Technicians and associate profess. 4.2 4.3 3.2 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.7   Clerical and rel. workers 12.9 12.8 13.2
Clerks 11.4 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.9 13.1 13.0 11.6 11.8   Sales workers 5.2 5.3 5.7
Service and shop workers 15.1 14.9 15.7 13.0 12.0 11.1 11.2 11.5 11.9   Service workers 13.7 14.1 14
Skilled agricultural workers 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.8   Agricult. workers/fisherm. 1.8 1.9 1.9
Craft and related workers 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.4 2.1 1.7 2.0 2.1 1.7   Prod. process w., quarry wo. 3.0 3.4 3.9
Plant, machine operators and Assemblers 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.8 2.2   Skilled craftsmen 0.9 0.9 0.7
Elementary occupations 12.5 12.7 13.7 14.6 14.2 13.0 12.7 12.8 10.0   Work. in transp. & other 1.9 2.0 2.1
Not stated 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0 0          
Total 60.9 61.9 61.0 56.9 55.2 54.3 53.9 52.1 48.8     46.5 47.1 47.9

* Caution is required with regard to the interpretation of data, since the new classification is not compatible with the one applied before 1994.
** First, second and third quarters of 2001 only.
Source: Continuous Household Sample Survey, Barbados Statistical Service, various years

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