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Caribbean Labour Statistics
Unemployed persons by sex and educational attainment, Barbados

Both sexes ('000)
Education	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992
None	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Primary	2.4	2.9	3.6	4.0	5.3	6.0	6.9	7.5
Secondary	10.7	12.4	14.3	15.6	20.0	22.1	24.1	22.0
University	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.8
Technical/Vocational	0.2	0.5	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.2
Other	0.0	0.1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0
Not stated	0.1	0.1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0
Total	14.2	16.7	19.6	21.1	26.9	29.6	32.3	30.4

Male ('000)
Education	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992
None	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Primary	1.1	1.2	1.6	1.8	2.5	2.7	3.5	3.9
Secondary	3.9	4.0	5.5	6.0	8.0	8.7	10.5	9.4
University	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4
Technical/Vocational	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.1
Other	0.0	0.0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0
Not stated	0.0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5.5	5.9	7.9	8.6	11.4	12.1	14.6	13.8

Female ('000)
Education	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992
None	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Primary	1.2	1.7	2.0	2.1	2.8	3.3	3.4	3.6
Secondary	6.8	8.4	8.8	9.6	12.0	13.4	13.6	12.6
University	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.5
Technical/Vocational	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0	0
Other	0.0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not stated	0.0	0.0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0
Total	8.7	10.8	11.7	12.6	15.5	17.5	17.7	16.6

Source: Continuous Household Sample Survey, Barbados Statistical Service, various years

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