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Key Labour Force Statistics
1994-1999, 2001-2004
Table i
ITEM | 1994R | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
Total Labour Force
All Bahamas
New Providence
Grand Bahama | 143,700
97,500
21,700 | 143,030
98,900
21,500 | 146,635
102,965
20,945 | 149,915
104,315
22,945 | 156,470
111,370
22,200 | 157,640
113,240
23,900 | 164,675
117,900
25,055 | 167,980
119,700
25,190 | 173,795
123,380
26,350 | 176,330
125,385
26,465 |
Employed Labour Force
All Bahamas
New Providence
Grand Bahama | 124,600
83,800
19,500 | 127,440
88,200
19,300 | 129,765
90,665
18,730 | 135,255
93,465
20,535 | 144,355
103,270
20,090 | 145,350
104,440
21,625 | 153,310
109,770
23,345 | 152,690
108,255
23,580 | 154,965
108,685
24,050 | 158,340
111,725
24,000 |
Unemployed Labour Force
All Bahamas
New Providence
Grand Bahama | 19,100
13,700
2,200 | 15,590
10,700
2,200 | 16,870
12,300
2,215 | 14,660
10,850
1,960 | 12,115
8,100
2,110 | 12,290
8,800
2,275 | 11,365
8,130
1,710 | 15,290
11,445
1,610 | 18,830
14,695
2,300 | 17,990
13,660
2,465 |
Labour Force Participation Rate
All Bahamas
New Providence
Grand Bahama | 74.9%
75.3%
78.7% | 73.9%
74.6%
76.3% | 73.7%
76.1%
72.8% | 74.9%
75.5%
74.9% | 77.3%
78.3%
73.0% | 76.8%
77.7%
75.3% | 76.2%
78.1%
75.2% | 76.4%
77.6%
74.4% | 76.5%
78.0%
76.0% | 75.7%
77.5%
74.7% |
Unemployment Rate
All Bahamas
New Providence
Grand Bahama | 13.3%
14.1%
10.1% | 10.9%
10.8%
10.2% | 11.5%
11.9%
10.6% | 9.8%
10.4%
8.7% | 7.8%
7.3%
9.6% | 7.8%
7.8%
9.5% | 6.9%
6.9%
6.8% | 9.1%
9.6%
6.4% | 10.8%
11.9%
8.7% | 10.2%
10.9%
9.3% |
R - Revised
Labour Force Data is not available for the Year 2000, which was Census year.
The Census is a major national project; therefore the Department during that year undertook no other household surveys.
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