Caribbean Labour Statistics
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Employed persons by sex and hours worked, Barbados
Both Sexes ('000)
Hours Worked 1999 1998 1997 1996   Hours Worked 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
zero 4.1 2.5 2.4 2.3   zero 2.8 2.8 3.6 2.3 2.4
under 20 2.4 1.9 1.9 3.1   under 24 6.3 6.2 6.2 5.3 4.7
20-39 11.0 10.1 11.0 11.7   25-44 93.2 89.0 82.3 86.7 91.3
40 & over 103.8 104.3 99.9 96.2   45 & over 7.5 7.5 8.4 7.3 8.8
Not stated 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.0   Not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 122.4 119.6 116.1 114.3   Total 109.8 105.5 100.5 101.7 107.1

Male ('000)
Hours Worked 1999 1998 1997 1996   Hours Worked 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
zero 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.2   zero 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1
under 20 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.1   under 24 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.9
20-39 4.6 3.9 4.3 4.7   25-44 48.5 47.1 43.9 45.7 50.1
40 & over 57.7 58.3 55.4 52.8   45 & over 5.3 5.6 6.1 5.4 6.2
not stated 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6   not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 65.5 64.4 61.9 60.4   Total 57.7 56.7 54.0 54.6 59.2

Female ('000)
Hours worked 1999 1998 1997 1996   Hours worked 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
zero 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.2   zero 1.6 1.6 2.2 1.1 1.3
under 20 1.6 1.3 1.3 2.0   under 24 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.0 2.8
20-39 6.5 6.2 6.7 7.1   25-44 44.8 41.9 38.4 41.1 41.2
40 & over 46.1 46.0 44.5 43.4   45 & over 2.2 1.8 2.3 1.9 2.6
not stated 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3   not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 56.9 55.2 54.3 53.9   Total 52.1 48.8 46.5 47.1 47.9
Source: Continuous Household Sample Survey, Barbados Statistical Service, various years

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