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APRIL, 2014 LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS June 25, 2014 Statistical Institute of Belize

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Roughly 50% of Belizeans work less than 20 hours a week. Statistical Institute of Belize data indicate that 46.4% of working males and 53.6% of working females in Belize are underemployed.

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APRIL, 2014LABOUR FORCE

STATISTICS

June 25, 2014

Statistical Institute of Belize

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I: Introduction

II: The Labour Force

III: The Unemployed

IV: The Employed

V: The Underemployed

CONTENTS

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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Conducted twice each year (April and September)

Data collected from about 2,753 randomly selected households

Survey included about 6,500 persons of working age (14 years +)

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BELIZE’S LABOUR FORCE, APRIL 2014

Labour force: 151,317 persons

PERSONS 14 YEARS OR OLDER:EITHER WORKING OR AVAILABLE FOR WORK

Males: 93,411 (61.7%) Females: 57,906 (38.3%)

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BELIZE’S LABOUR FORCE, APRIL 2014

Labour force:

Belize District : 35.0 percent

Cayo District : 22.5 percent

Orange Walk :12.7 percent

Corozal : 12.6 percent

Stann Creek : 10.1 percent

Toledo : 7.0 percent

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BELIZE’S LABOUR FORCE, APRIL 2014

Labour force participation rate:

Total: 63.8 percent

PERCENT OF PERSONS 14 YEARS OR OLDER WHO ARE IN THE LABOUR FORCE

Males: 79.1 percent

Females: 48.6 Percent

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LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION 5

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THE UNEMPLOYED, APRIL, 2014

Unemployed: 16,730 persons

PERSONS 14 YEARS OR OLDER:WITHOUT A JOBLOOKING FOR WORKAVAILABLE FOR WORK

Males: 5,485 (32.8%) Females: 11,244 (67.2%)

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

Unemployment rate 11.1%

Highest unemployment rate in Belize14.3%

Lowest in Toledo 4.1%

Urban 11.7%

Rural 10.5%

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY SEX

Unemployment rate for women: 19.4%

Unemployment rate for men: 5.9%

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, WORKING GROUPS

Youth 14 to 24 Years : 20.4%

Creoles : 16.3%

Garifuna : 18.0%

Mestizo : 9.1%

Maya : 4.5%

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LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED

Long-term unemployed: UNEMPLOYED PERSONS JOBLESS FOR 27 WEEKS OR MORE

Total: 10,605 persons

Down 10.5% from April 2013

63.4 % of unemployed labour

force

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BELIZE’S EMPLOYED, APRIL 2014

Employed: 134,587 persons

PERSONS 14 YEARS OR OLDER: FULL TIME OR PART TIME WORKERS KETCH AND KILL

Males: 87,926 (65.3%) Females: 46,662 (34.7%)

median monthly income: BZ$895

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EMPLOYED PERSONS

Up by about 3,059 in April 2014

Most gains in Belize and Cayo Districts

Most gains in the private sector

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EMPLOYED PERSONS - ECONOMIC SECTOR

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Private Sector61.0%

Self-Employed27.1%

Government2.4%

Unpaid Family Workers3.5%

Employed Persons by Category of Employer; April 2014

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EMPLOYED PERSONS - JOBS 14

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery : + 3,183 Construction : + 3,115Manufacture : + 1,363 Admin and Support: + 829Water Supply : + 668 Education : + 480GAIN : 10,377 JOBS

Accommodation and Food : - 1,318 Wholesale and Retail : -1,074Other Services : - 764 Human Health and Social Work: - 653Transport and Storage : - 602 Public Administration, Defence: - 544 LOSS : 7,318 JOBS

NET GAIN : 3,059 JOBS

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EMPLOYED PERSONS - EDUCATION15

Employed persons by highest level of education and sex

Education Level Males Females Total F/M RatioNone 18,656 7,164 25,820 0.095Primary 36,872 15,428 52,300 0.418Secondary 18,349 10,238 28,587 0.558Tertiary 12,134 13,158 25,292 1.084__

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UNDEREMPLOYED, APRIL 2014

Underemployed: 20,219 persons

(15% of employed persons)

EMPLOYED PERSONS WORKING LESS THAN 35 HOURS PER WEEK

Males: 9,373 (46.4%) Females: 10,847 (53.6%)

median hourly work week: 20 Hours/Week

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THE END

Thank you

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II: LABOUR FORCE DEFINITIONS

Working Age Population: 14 + years

Employed Population Unemployed Population Not in Labour Force

Labour Force

Unemployed PopulationUnemployment Rate = 100 x ---------------------------------- Labour Force

Labour Force PopulationLabour Force Participation Rate = 100 x ----------------------------------- Working Age Population

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Sector Q1-2014 Growth Comments

20.6%• Except for Q3-2013, Fishing has performed well since mid 2012.

• Shrimp farming responsible for growth

49.8%• Sharp decline in electricity generation in first half of last year

• Recovery in Q1-2014

13.1% • Double-digit growth in both cruise and overnight visitors

6.7%

• Boosted by public sector construction

•Most consecutive quarterly increases (11)

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Sector Q1-2014 Growth Comments

-9.8%

• Declines in sugarcane, citrus and bananas

• Fifth consecutive decline

• Fall in Q1-2013 was almost twice as large

-23.1%

• Oil production has been declining steadily

• Production at lowest level ever

• Export earnings down $18 million at end of April 2014

17.0%

• Consistent with crop production, sugar and citrus processing were weaker in quarter.

•Beer production up almost 7% while soft drink and flour production remained fixed

-2.7%

• First quarterly decline since Q1-2012

• Very strong increase in Q1-2013

Agriculture

Oil

Manufacturing

Wholesale & Retail Trade