Caribbean Labour Statistics
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Unemployed persons by sex and duration of unemployment, Barbados
Both Sexes ('000)
Duration 2001* 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Never   0.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.9 0 0 0 0
1 month or less   2.8 3.1 3.2 3.6 4.1 5.8 5.1 4.5 3.9
Between 1 and 3 Months   2.3 2.6 2.5 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.2 4.0 5.6
Between 3 and 6 Months   2.0 2.1 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 1.9 3.9 4.3
Between 6 Months and 1 Year   2.6 2.5 3.2 3.7 3.6 6.2 7.6 8.2 8.7
Between 1 and 2 Years   0.8 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.9 3.7 5.0 5.6 3.4
Over 2 Years   1.1 1.7 2.6 3.6 3.9 5.4 6.7 6.0 4.4
Not stated   0.8 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.5 0 0.1 0.1 0.2
Total   12.8 14.2 16.7 19.6 21.1 26.9 29.6 32.3 30.4
 
Male ('000)
Duration 2001* 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Never   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0 0 0 0
1 month or less   1.4 1.7 1.6 2.0 2.2 3.5 3.1 2.7 2.2
Between 1 and 3 Months   1.2 1.2 0.8 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.7 2.3 3.3
Between 3 and 6 Months   1.0 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.8 2.1 2.3
Between 6 Months and 1 Year   1.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.3 2.6 3.0 3.6 3.9
Between 1 and 2 Years   0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.4 1.7 2.2 1.1
Over 2 Years   0.1 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.7 1.6 1
Not stated   0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0 0 0.1 0.1
Total   5.3 5.5 5.9 7.9 8.6 11.4 12.1 14.6 13.8
 
Female ('000)
Duration 2001* 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Never   0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0 0 0 0
1 month or less   1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.9 2.3 2 1.7 1.3
Between 1 and 3 Months   1.0 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.2 1.7 1.5 1.7 2.6
Between 3 and 6 Months   1.0 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.8 2
Between 6 Months and 1 Year   1.6 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.3 3.6 4.6 4.6 4.8
Between 1 and 2 Years   0.6 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.4 2.3 3.2 3.4 2.3
Over 2 Years   1.0 1.3 2.1 2.7 3.0 4.2 5 4.4 3.4
Not stated   0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0 0 0 0.1
Total   7.5 8.7 10.8 11.7 12.6 15.5 17.5 17.7 16.6

* First, second and third quarters of 2001 only
Source: Continuous Household Sample Survey, Barbados Statistical Service, various years

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