Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 16.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia is 16.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia peaked at 20.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2019.
Saint Lucia ranks 131st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.6% | — |
| 1992 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 19.9% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 17.0% | 20.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.7% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.7% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.1% | 16.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia was 16.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2019.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).