Caribbean Labour Statistics
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Employed persons by sex and employment status, Barbados
Both Sexes ('000)
Employment Status 2002 2001* 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Employer 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.6 1.0
Government Employee 29 29.6 26.7 28.6 26.0 25.4 24.1 23.6 23.1 22.8 24.0 26.9
Private employee 81.1 82.4 82.7 76.1 77.5 75.6 74.7 71.8 68.3 63.5 64.3 66.6
Self-employed 17.5 17.5 15.5 16.5 14.3 13.7 13.4 13.5 12.9 12.8 12.5 12.1
Unpaid family worker 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
Apprentice 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4
Not stated 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 128.6 130.9 125.9 122.4 119.6 116.1 114.3 109.8 105.5 100.5 101.7 107.1

Male ('000)
Employment status 2002 2001* 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Employer 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.7
Government Employee 14.1 14.1 13.6 14.4 13.3 12.8 12.3 12.5 11.8 12.1 12.2 14.8
Private employee 40.8 41.9 42 39.0 40.3 38.9 38.0 35.9 35.7 32.5 33.5 34.9
Self-employed 12.0 12.1 11 11.4 9.7 9.3 8.8 8.6 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.4
Unpaid family worker 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Apprentice 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
Not stated 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 67.7 68.9 67.2 65.5 64.4 61.9 60.4 57.7 56.7 54.0 54.6 59.2

Female ('000)
Employment status 2002 2001* 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Employer 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Government employee 14.8 15.5 13.1 14.3 12.7 12.6 11.8 11.1 11.2 10.7 11.9 12.0
Private employee 40.3 40.6 40.7 37.1 37.1 36.7 36.8 35.9 32.7 31.1 30.8 31.7
Self-employed 5.5 5.5 4.5 5.2 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.4 3.7
Unpaid family worker 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Apprentice 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
Not stated 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 60.9 61.9 58.7 56.9 55.2 54.3 53.9 52.1 48.8 46.5 47.1 47.9
* First, second and third quarters of 2001 only
Source: Continuous Household Sample Survey, Barbados Statistical Service, various years

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