Guyana - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Guyana was 38.68 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 39.25 in 2019, while its lowest value was 30.60 in 2002.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 32.28
1991 32.83
1992 33.38
1993 33.88
1994 33.67
1995 33.41
1996 33.02
1997 32.59
1998 32.13
1999 31.69
2000 31.26
2001 30.94
2002 30.60
2003 31.03
2004 31.50
2005 32.00
2006 32.55
2007 33.17
2008 33.82
2009 34.45
2010 35.04
2011 35.58
2012 36.06
2013 36.49
2014 36.93
2015 37.41
2016 37.92
2017 38.47
2018 39.05
2019 39.25
2020 38.46
2021 38.68

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Guyana was 299,060 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 306,151 in 2019 and a minimum value of 265,124 in 2005.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 278,529
1991 281,245
1992 284,454
1993 287,605
1994 287,123
1995 286,050
1996 285,072
1997 283,366
1998 280,774
1999 277,333
2000 273,422
2001 270,615
2002 267,679
2003 266,159
2004 265,253
2005 265,124
2006 267,573
2007 270,424
2008 273,612
2009 276,891
2010 280,090
2011 283,273
2012 286,495
2013 289,655
2014 292,698
2015 295,579
2016 297,957
2017 300,364
2018 302,647
2019 306,151
2020 293,720
2021 299,060

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure