Caribbean Labour Statistics
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Labour force by sex and occupation, Trinidad and Tobago
Both sexes ('000)  
Occupation 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Legislative, senior officials and managers 40.7 39.6 36.7 33.9 31.5 31.9 30.1 30.7 28.1 30.4 27.2 24.4
Professionals 17.7 17.1 15.1 16.2 16.4 15.5 14.2 13.4 12.4 15.9 14.3 15.7
Technicians and associate professionals 67.8 59.2 55.6 55.1 55.6 53.5 52.1 46.1 46.0 45.0 42.2 39.8
Clerks 70.2 64.8 64.0 62.7 64.3 60.7 60.1 59.6 59.2 56.6 59.8 56.3
Service workers* and shop sales workers 81.7 85.0 88.6 82.0 83.2 77.7 75.0 70.5 67.6 65.9 68.0 68.2
Agriculture, forestry and fishery workers 16.0 19.2 16.6 16.9 16.4 18.1 19.3 19.6 20.6 17.3 17.8 19.9
Craft and related workers 99.2 99.6 100.0 96.8 94.3 92.0 87.7 88.3 80.4 81.5 80.8 80.6
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 51.2 51.2 52.0 50.2 49.3 45.1 42.4 44.6 41.7 43.0 42.8 41.8
Elementary occupations 139.7 139.0 143.6 149.1 147.4 146.2 149.2 147.7 152.8 148.6 151.7 144.6
Not stated

1.9

 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.8
Total 586.1 576.5 572.7 563.4 558.7 541.0 530.4 521.0 509.4 504.5 505.1 492.2
 
Male ('000)
Occupation 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Legislative, senior officials and managers 25.1 23.8 22.2 19.7 18.7 18.6 17.5 18.5 17.8 19.6 18.0 15.6
Professionals 9.9 9.6 8.4 9.2 10.0 9.5 8.5 7.8 7.4 9.8 8.4 9.2
Technicians and associate professionals 29.3 27.4 25.4 24.3 25.1 25.4 24.0 20.4 21.7 21.4 18.7 19.1
Clerks 17.3 16.1 14.8 14.7 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.7 15.5 15.8 14.3 14.8
Service workers * and shop sales workers 35.6 35.8 38.2 37.2 38.2 35.9 35.3 33.4 33.0 30.6 32.3 34.3
Agriculture, forestry and fishery workers 14.6 16.6 14.4 14.8 14.3 16.0 17.0 17.5 17.7 15.2 15.6 17.2
Craft and related workers 88.0 88.4 88.0 85.3 82.9 79.9 76.9 78.5 70.9 71.2 70.9 70.1
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 46.0 45.8 45.9 43.9 42.6 38.9 36.1 38.2 35.8 37.2 37.1 37.0
Elementary occupations 89.9 92.2 95.4 98.6 97.3 96.2 95.2 96.8 99.0 97.0 102.4 97.1
Not stated 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5
Total 356.8 356.7 353.0 348.0 344.6 335.8 325.7 327.0 319.1 318.0 318.0 315.1
 
Female ('000)
Occupation 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Legislative, senior officials and managers 15.6 15.8 14.5 14.2 12.8 13.3 12.6 12.2 10.3 10.8 9.2 8.8
Professionals 7.8 7.5 6.7 7.0 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.0 6.0 5.9 6.5
Technicians and associate professionals 38.5 31.8 30.2 30.8 30.5 28.1 28.1 25.7 24.3 23.5 23.5 20.7
Clerks 52.8 48.7 49.2 48.0 49.1 45.5 45.0 43.9 43.7 40.7 45.5 37.7
Service workers * and shop sales workers 46.1 49.2 50.4 44.8 45.0 41.8 39.7 37.1 34.6 35.3 35.7 33.9
Agriculture, forestry and fishery workers 1.4 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.9 2.1 2.2 2.7
Craft and related workers 11.2 11.2 12.0 11.5 11.4 12.1 10.8 9.8 9.5 10.3 9.9 10.5
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 5.2 5.4 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.2 6.3 6.4 5.9 5.8 5.7 4.8
Elementary occupations 49.8 46.8 48.2 50.5 50.1 50.0 54.0 50.9 53.8 51.6 49.4 47.5
Not stated 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
Total 229.3 219.8 219.7 215.4 214.1 205.2 204.7 194.0 190.3 186.4 187.2 177.1

*=including defence force
Source: Continuous Sample Surveys of Population, Central Statistical Office, Trinidad and Tobago, various years

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