Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Dominica
Dominica: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 57.7% in 2001. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Dominica, 1960–2001
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2001, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Dominica stood at 57.7%.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Dominica peaked at 67.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1970.
Dominica ranks 133rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.1% | — |
| 1970 | 30.4% | -22.1% |
| 1981 | 57.2% | +87.8% |
| 1989 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 37.1% | -35.7% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | +80.4% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 57.7% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.1% | 39.1% | 39.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 57.5% | 57.2% | 57.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 37.1% | 67.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 57.7% | 57.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Dominica?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Dominica was 57.7% in 2001, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1970.
- How does Dominica rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Dominica ranks 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2001.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.