Caribbean Labour Statistics
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Employed persons by sex and employment status, Suriname
Both sexes
Employment status 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Employer 569 1,935 1,847 2,286 2,450 2,630
Own account worker 13,847 12,902 12,895 10,166 10,880 11,290
Paid employee 71,228 63,074 69,046 66,363 61,220 63,140
Unpaid family worker 1,021 1,594 1,683 775 580 1,090
Others 69 197 108 497 40 210
Unknown 1,510 3,148 1,630 2,365 2,780 780
Total 88,244 82,850 87,209 82,452 77,950 79,140
 
Male
Employment status 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Employer 509 1,656 1,443 1,636 n.a. n.a.
Own account worker 11,219 10,785 10,532 7,931 n.a. n.a.
Paid employee 46,518 40,053 43,796 42,595 n.a. n.a.
Unpaid family worker 557 538 926 144 n.a. n.a.
Others 69 197 54 396 n.a. n.a.
Unknown 901 1,978 1,078 1,689 n.a. n.a.
Total 59,773 55,207 57,829 54,391 n.a. n.a.
 
Female
Employment status 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Employer 60 279 404 650 n.a. n.a.
Own account worker 2,628 2,117 2,363 2,235 n.a. n.a.
Paid employee 24,710 23,021 25,250 23,768 n.a. n.a.
Unpaid family worker 464 1,056 757 631 n.a. n.a.
Others 0 0 54 101 n.a. n.a.
Unknown 609 1,170 552 676 n.a. n.a.
Total 28,471 27,643 29,380 28,061 n.a. n.a.

The data for 1995, 1996, 1997 were slightly revised (1999)

Source: Labour Force Surveys, Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek, Suriname, various years

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