Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 74.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States is 74.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States peaked at 76.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 1993.
Caribbean Small States ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.6% | — |
| 1992 | 74.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 73.7% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 74.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 74.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 75.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 75.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 75.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.6% | 73.7% | 75.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 75.5% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 74.4% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 73.8% | 74.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 7 Saudi Arabia 94.5% compare
- 8 United States of America 93.9% compare
- 9 Russian Federation 93.7% compare
- 10 Macau, China 93.2% compare
- 11 Belarus 93.2% compare
- 12 Brunei Darussalam 92.7% compare
- 13 Hong Kong, China 92.3% 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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States was 74.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 1993.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.