Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 59.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States stood at 59.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States peaked at 59.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 1991.
Caribbean Small States ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 48.2% | — |
| 1992 | 48.8% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 50.1% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 58.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 59.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.3% | 48.2% | 52.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 52.1% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 54.8% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 58.8% | 59.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 7 Puerto Rico 77.4% compare
- 8 Netherlands 76.7% compare
- 9 Israel 75.9% compare
- 10 Hong Kong 75.4% compare
- 11 French Polynesia 75.3% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 74.9% compare
- 13 Malta 73.9% compare
More work & labour data for Caribbean Small States
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States was 59.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 1991.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, male (% of male 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).