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TH E CA Y M A N IS L A N D S’ LA B O U R FO R C E SU R V E Y RE P O R T FA L L 2008

APRIL 2009

THE ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS OFFICE PORTFOLIO OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY REPORT Fall 2008

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CONTENTS

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5.1 Population............................................................................................................12 5.2 Labour Force ........................................................................................................14 5.3 Employed Persons ..............................................................................................15 5.4 Unemployed Persons .........................................................................................17 5.5 Persons Not in the Labour Force ......................................................................18 5.6 General Household Characteristics..................................................................18


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TABLES OF LABOUR FORCE INDICATORS Table 1A: Population by Status, Age Group and Sex ...…………………...22 Table 1B: Percentages of Population by Status, Age Group and Sex....…23 Table 1C: Percentages of Population by Status, Age Group and Sex....…24 Table 2: Population and Labour Force Summary Indicators …………..25 Table 3A: Labour Force by Status, Economic Activity and Sex ………….26 Table 3B: Percentage of Labour Force by Status, Economic Activity

and Sex …………………………………………………………….26 Table 4: Labour Force and Participation Rates by Status,

Age Groups, and Sex …………………………………………….27 Table 5A: Labour Force by Educational Attainment, Status and Sex ......28 Table 5B: Percentage Distribution of Labour Force by Educational

Attainment, Status and Sex ……………………………….... …..28 Table 6A: Employment by Status, Age Groups and Sex …………………29 Table 6B: Percentage Distribution of Employment by Status,

Age Groups, and Sex ………………………………………….....29 Table 7A: Type of Employment by Status and Sex …………………..30 Table 7B: Percentage Distribution of Employment by Status

and Sex …………………………………………...….30 Table 8A: Employment by Industry, Status and Sex ……………….…..31 Table 8B: Percentage of Employed by Industry, Status and Sex …….31 Table 8C: Employment by Industry and Sex …….……………………….32 Table 9: Distribution of Estimated Earnings Per Month of Employed

Persons …………………………………………………………33 Table 10A: Employed by Occupation and Sex ….……………………… 34

Table 10B: Employed by Occupation and Status .……………………… 35

Table 10C: Employed by Occupation Classes and Earnings ……………. 36

Table 10D: Employed Males by Occupation Classes and Earnings …… 37

Table 10E: Employed Females by Occupation Classes and Earnings…. 38


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Table 11: Part-Time Employees by Status, Age Groups, and Sex …...…39

Table 12: Average Hours Worked by Employed Per Week by Industry

and Sex ………………………………………………..……….…40

Table 13A: Unemployment by Status, Age Group and Sex ...………….…41

Table 13B: Unemployment Rates by Status, Age Group and Sex ..……...41

Table 14A: Unemployment by Status, Sex and Length of

Unemployment ……………………………………..…………...42

Table 14B: Percentage Distribution of the Unemployed by Length of

Unemployment …………………………………..……………...42

Table 15A: Unemployed by Main Source of Financial Support.….….......43

Table 15B: Percentage Distribution of Unemployed by Main Source of

Financial Support ….....................................................................43

Table 16A: Not in Labour Force by Status, Age Group and Sex ……....44

Table 16B: Percentages of Not in Labour Force by Status,

Age Group and Sex ……………… ……………………… ….44

Table 17A: Age 15 and Over Persons Not in the Labour Force by

Educational Attainment, Status and Sex …………… …....45

Table 17B: Percentage Distribution Age 15 and Over Persons Not in the

Labour Force by Educational Attainment, Status and Sex ...45

Table 18: Country of Birth ………………………………………………...46


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FREQUENCY TABLES Table 19: Not in Labour Force: Main Means of Financial Support……...48 Table 20: Not in the Labour Force: Main Reason for Not

Seeking Work ….………………………………………………….48 Table 21: Employed Persons: Main Reasons for Working Less Than 30

Hrs………………………………………………………………....49 Table 22: Number of Persons per Household …………………………....49 Table 23: Number of Personal Trips Abroad in the Last 12 Months … 50 Table 24: Total Costs of Trips Abroad Excluding Airfare.. ………….….50 Table 25: Total Costs of Gifts & Personal Effects Brought to Cayman....51 Table 26: Total Costs of Gifts & Personal Effects Taken Abroad.……....51 Table 27: Sent Money Abroad.................................... ……………………..52 Table 28: Total Estimated Amount Sent Abroad in Last 12 Months…...52 Table 29: How Money was Sent Abroad……………………… ………....52 Table 30: Received Money from Abroad…….………………. ……..…....53 Table 31: Total Estimated Amount Received from Abroad …………….53 Table 32: How was Money Received From Abroad ………… ………. 53 Table 33: Type of Dwelling………………………………………………... 54 Table 34: Tenancy of Dwelling ……………...………………………… ….54 Table 35: Imputed Rent of Owner-Occupied Dwellings ………..…....55 Table 36: Monthly Rent………………………………………….………….55 Table 37: Utilities Included in Rent…………………………….……….....55 Table 38: Number of Households with Internet at Home… ……….....56 Table 39: Number of Households with Cable TV / Satellite ……...56 Table 40: Number of Telephones (Land Lines) per Household………..56 Table 41: Number of Cellular Phones per Household ………………....56 Table 42: Number of Computers per Household ………………….…...57


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1. Preface The Cayman Islands Labour Force Survey (LFS) was designed to measure the characteristics, levels and trends of employment, unemployment and labour force in the Cayman Islands. The LFS is also used for estimating the population of the Cayman Islands, and to provide socio-economic data on resident households. The LFS was conducted bi-annually in most years since 1991 up to 2004. However, it has been conducted on annual basis since 2005. The reference period for this edition of the LFS was the week ending October 11th

2008 while the actual survey was conducted during the period October 12th to November 24th, 2008. Planning and execution of the survey was done by the staff of the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO), a department of the Portfolio of Finance and Economics of the Cayman Islands Government. Data collection was done by the staff together with experienced contracted enumerators. The ESO Survey Supervisor supervised the field interviews while data entry and processing were implemented by the ESO staff with some technical assistance from an international consultant. When comparing LFS 2008 with LFS 2007 and LFS 2006 it should be noted that LFS 2006 was carried out in spring (reference period late April) while the LFS 2007 and LFS 2008 were carried out in the fall (reference period beginning of October). Comparisons between different LFS should be made keeping in mind that all sample surveys are subject to sampling errors (see Section 3 on Methodology). This LFS Report is very similar to the LFS Report 2007 and includes data sets in the following areas:

Employment: the following data sets for employed persons are shown: (a) employment by industry; (b) employment status—whether employed or self employed with employees; (c) estimated


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earnings per month; (d) hours of work by industry; (e) employment by occupation classes; Unemployment: the duration of unemployment is presented

along with the means of financial support; Persons not in the labour

force: data on characteristics of persons who are of working age but not in the labour force during the reference period are presented in this report: (a) demographic characteristics; (b) means of financial support; and (c) reasons for not seeking work.

As in the previous LFS Reports, frequency distribution tables on the socio-economic characteristics of sampled households are also shown, including:

Household size Number of personal trips abroad and costs of trips abroad; Money sent abroad and money received from abroad; and Type and tenure of dwelling.

In addition, this Report includes new tables as follows:

Population interval for each district (Table 1, page 13); Employment by occupation and sex (Table 10A, page 34); Employment by occupation and status (Table 10B, page 35); Employment by occupation classes and earning (Table 10C, page36); Employment by sex, occupation classes and earnings (Table 10D and 10E

on pages 37, 38 respectively); Hours worked by occupation and sex (Table 12, page 40); and Country of birth (Table 18, page 46).


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2. Definitions Population In the LFS, population means the “resident” population; that is persons staying or intending to stay in the Cayman Islands at least six months. Visitors/tourists are not included in the resident population. Also, persons in institutions for more than six months are excluded. Household A private household consists of one or more persons (not necessarily related) living together and sharing at least one of the main daily meals or common housekeeping. In general, therefore, a household will comprise a father, mother and children living together. However, a household is not always a family. Employed Employed persons are those who, during the reference week, did any work for pay or profit; that is, paid work in the context of an employer – employee relationship, or of self-employment. It also includes unpaid family work defined as unpaid work which contributed directly to the operation of a farm, business or professional practice, owned or operated by a related member of the household. Based on guidelines of the International Labour Organization (ILO), work can be for as little as an hour during the reference week; it excludes unpaid domestic housework and volunteer work but includes those temporarily away from their jobs. Unemployed Unemployed persons are those who, during the reference week:

A) Were without work, had actively looked for work in the past four weeks and were available for work.

B) Had not actively looked for work in the past four weeks but had a new job to start in four weeks or less and were available for work.

Labour Force The labour force is composed of those members of the non-institutional population (i.e. those not in residential institutions such as general penitentiary,


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retirement homes) 15 years of age and over, who during the reference week were employed or unemployed.

Not in the Labour Force Those persons in the non-institution population (i.e. those not in residential institutions such as general penitentiary, retirement homes)—15 years of age and over –who, during the reference week, were neither employed nor unemployed. Unemployment Rate The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force. The unemployment rate for a particular group (age, status sex, etc.) is the number unemployed in that group expressed as a percentage of the labour force for that group. Participation Rate Participation rate is the number of persons in the labour force as a proportion of the working age population. The participation rate for a particular group (age, status sex, etc.) is the number of persons in the labour force in that group expressed as a percentage of the working age population for that group. Employment/Population Ratio The employment/population ratio represents the number of persons employed expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over. The employment/population ratio for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, etc) is the number employed in that group expressed as a percentage of the population for that group. Rounding and Suppression Estimates published are rounded to the nearest whole number but all derived values (totals, averages, rates, ratios, etc) are calculated from un-rounded figures. Therefore, the sum of individual rounded items may not equal the total. In addition the difference of one person for the same category in different tables is due to rounding off. As practiced in previous LFS, estimates of 25 or lower (but not zero) have been suppressed as indicated by “…” as they are considered to be too unreliable to be useful.


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3. Methodology The statistics contained in this report are based on information obtained through a sample survey of households. Sampleles of representative households were drawn at random from a sampling frame based on the ESO’s Household Register. A full update of the Register was conducted in the spring and summer of 2008 resulting in the substantial increase of the numbers of households compare to the Registry as of 2007. The total number of households in the sampling frame was 22,632. Interviews were conducted during October 12th – November 24th given that the reference week was the week ending October 11th 2008. The number of households which fully or partially completed the survey was 1,292. The following table depicts the district distribution of samples by district:

District Actual Sample with Full or

Partial Completion

George Town 624 West Bay 279 Bodden Town 216 East End 48 North Side 56 Sister Islands 69 Total 1,292

It should be noted that results from sample surveys are always subject to some uncertainty because only a part of the total has been measured. This is called the sampling error. In this Report, an attempt is made to include the calculations of confidence intervals for the population estimate for the country and its six districts. The 2008 LFS questionnaire and the Field Manual are available at the ESO website: www.eso.ky.


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4. Labour Market Overview

The employment/population ratio was 80.8 percent.

Fall 2007 Population

57,009

Labour Force 38,999

Participation rate 84.1%

Employed 37,450

Not in Labour Force (Age 15

and Over) 7,377

Unemployed 1,549

Unemployment Rate 4.0%

Children (Less than 15)

10,633

Age 55 + 2,946

Age 15 - 54 4,431

Working Age Population

46,376


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5. Summary of Results The main results from the 2008 Labour Force Survey (LFS) are presented in this report. 5.1 Population The total population of the Cayman Islands was estimated at 57,009 persons. At 95 percent confidence interval, the lower bound of the population is estimated at 55,200 while the upper bound is 58,800.1 The population intervals for the districts are similarly estimated and are shown in Table1 below:

Table 1. Population Estimates by District

(95% Confidence Interval) District Population interval George Town 28,500 - 31,300 West Bay 11,200 - 12,800 Bodden Town 8,500 - 9,700 East End 1,400 – 1.900 North Side 1,400 – 1,900 Sister Islands 2,300 – 3,100

The estimated total number of males during the reference period was 28,264 (or 49.6%) while the total number of females was 28,745 (or 50.4%). Of the total population during the reference week, 31,858 (or 56%) were Caymanians, and 25,152 (or 44% ) were non-Caymanians.

Chart 1: Population Characteristics

1 In comparing the 2008 population size, the revised figure for 2007 of 54,986 must be used. The latter’s revision arose from the result of the full updating of the Household Registry in the spring and summer of 2008 which saw an increase in the number of households compared to what was recorded as of the fall of 2007.

Fall 2008 Population Caymanian31,858

56%

Non-Caymanan

25,15244%

Fall 2008 PopulationFemales28,745

50%

Males28,264

50%


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Chart 2: Population Age Distribution

10,633

2,603 2,771

12,630 12,669

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The population in the Cayman Islands is dominated by persons aged 25 – 44 years of age (please see Chart 2). The median age is 35 years, which is almost the same as in LFS 2007, when the median age was estimated at 36 years.


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5.2 Labour Force Of the total population during the reference week, 38,999 persons were in the labour force. Of those in the labour force, 37,450 persons (or 96%) were employed, while 1,549 (or 4%) were unemployed. (Please see Chart 3).

Chart 3: Fall 2008 Labour Force

Employed, 37,450 96%

Employed, 1,549 4%

In terms of nationality/status, there were 17,686 Caymanians in the labour force (45.9%), while Non-Caymanians numbered 21,313 persons (54.1%). Of all the Caymanians in the labour force, 16,517 (or 93.4%) were employed while 1,169 persons (or 6.6%) were unemployed. Of all the Non-Caymanians in the labour force, 20,932 (or 98.2%) were employed while 380 (or 1.8%) were unemployed. The unemployment rate is slightly higher in LFS 2008 (4.0%) than in the fall LFS 2007 (3.8%). It should be noted that the employment pattern by status and by sex in LFS 2007 and LFS 2008 are similar.


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Other characteristics of the labour force are as follows:

• The overall participation rate (that is, the proportion of the labour force to the total working age population) was 84.1 percent. The overall participation rate of Caymanians was 76.3 percent, while the overall participation rate of Non-Caymanians was 91.9 percent.

• In terms of gender, there were 20,128 (or 51.6%) males in the labour force

while there were 18,871 females (or 48.4%) . 5.3 Employed Persons The key characteristics of the employed persons (37,450) during the survey period are as follows:

• In terms of gender, 19,355 (or 51.7%) were male and 18,094 (or 48.3%) were female.

• In terms of age, majority of the employed were in the following age brackets: 35-44 years (31.4%), 25-34 years (30.7%) and 45-54 (20.2%).

Chart 4: Employment by Age Group

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2,178

11,484 11,742

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• Of all the employed persons, 90.7 percent were paid employees and 8.7

percent were self-employed. In terms of status, 83.2 percent of Caymanians and 96.6 percent of Non-Caymanians were paid employees. Hence, the self-employed are mainly Caymanians; almost all Non-Caymanians are paid employees.


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• In terms of industry, the top five employers doing the survey were: o Construction - 15.5% o Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities - 13.4% o Wholesale and Retail - 12.6% o Financial Services – 10.1% o Education, Health and Social Work - 7.9%

The manufacturing and the agricultural sectors in the Cayman Islands are small, comprising only 2.1 and 1.9 percent respectively, of total employment. The industries dominated by females were Private Households with Employees (88.31%) and Education, Health and Social Work (77.0%). The industries dominated by males are as follows: Construction (92.1%), Agriculture and Fishing (84.7%), and Manufacturing, Mining, Printing and Publishing (81.5%) respectively. • In terms of occupation classes, the top five classes were:

o Professionals, Technicians and Associate Professionals - 26.5% o Craft and Related Workers - 13.7% o Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers - 10.4% o Sales and Services Elementary Occupations – 10.2% o Personal Service Workers – 9.0%

The occupations classes dominated by females were Customer Service Clerks (87.3%), Sales and Services Elementary Occupation (81.6%) and Office Clerks (75.5%) respectively. The occupations classes dominated by males were Labourers in Agriculture, Construction, Manufacturing and Transport (96.9%), Craft related Workers (94.8%), Agricultural and Fishery Workers (93.6%) and Drivers and Mobile Plant Operators (90.0%) respectively. The occupations classes dominated by Caymanians were Legislators, Senior Officials and Managers (60.6%), Office Clerks (69.5%), Drivers and Mobile Plant Operators (65.0%), Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers (63.5%), Customer Service Clerks (60.2%), Protective Service Workers (58.0%)


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The occupations classes dominated by Non–Caymanians were Sales and Services Elementary Occupations (78.9%), Personal Services Workers (76.8%), Labourers in Agriculture, Construction, Manufacturing and Transport (70.4%) and Agricultural and Fishery Workers (66.5%) and Professionals, Technicians & Associate Professionals (51.9%). The average number of hours worked per week by females was 40.7 while males worked on average 42.9 hours. The average number of hours worked per week for both was 41.8. 5.4 Unemployed Persons The estimated number of unemployed during the survey period was 1,549 (or 4.0% of the labour force). The unemployed persons consisted of 1,169 Caymanians (75 %) and 380 Non-Caymanians (25%). The sex distribution among the unemployed was even.

Chart 5: Unemployment by Status and Sex

In terms of age, the highest unemployment rate was found among the 15-19 years of age (35.6%). Hence more than one third of the youth (15-19 years) in the labour force were unemployed, most of them Caymanians.

Unemployment

Caymanian, 1,169, 75%

Non-Caymanian, 380, 25%

Unemployment

Males, 773, 50%

Females, 777, 50%


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Chart 6: Unemployment Rates by Age Groups

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The majority of the unemployed (60%) did not have work for at least six months. The main means of support for the unemployed were their spouse/partner (39%) or parents (32%).

5.5 Persons Not in the Labour Force The number of persons estimated to be not in the labour force reached 7,377.

• Approximately 3,000 or 40 percent of these are persons over the age of 55.

• The number of persons between the ages 15 and 19 was 1,812 or almost 25% of those not in the labour force.


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Chart 7: Not in the Labour Force by Age

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The main means of support of persons not in the labour force were

parents (30.8%) or spouse (22.1%). 5.6 General Household Characteristics Some highlights from the housing questions were as follows:

• About 77% of the sampled households had one to three members and about 28% were one-person households. The average household size was 2.5 persons.

• About 37% of the population sent money abroad during the last 12

months, but only about 6% received money from abroad.

• 61% of the sampled households had internet access at home and 66% had at least one computer. Almost all households had at least one cell phone.

• 49.7% of households were dwelling in rented housing while 46.0% owned

their dwellings with or without mortgage.

• The average (mean) rent paid per month was about CI$1,033.


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Tables of Labour Force

Indicators


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Age groups Population Caymanian Non-Caymanian

Total 57,009 31,858 25,152Working age 46,376 23,191 23,185Less than 15 10,633 8,666 1,967

15 - 19 2,603 2,304 29920 - 24 2,771 1,319 1,45325 - 34 12,630 3,592 9,03835 - 44 12,669 5,616 7,05345 - 54 8,585 4,553 4,03255 - 64 4,243 3,220 1,023

65+ 2,874 2,587 287

Male 28,264 15,390 12,873Less than 15 5,247 4,469 778

15 - 19 1,310 1,129 18120 - 24 1,382 647 73525 - 34 6,152 1,687 4,46435 - 44 6,594 2,656 3,93845 - 54 4,051 2,064 1,98755 - 64 2,252 1,611 642

65+ 1,275 1,127 148

Female 28,745 16,467 12,278Less than 15 5,386 4,197 1,189

15 - 19 1,293 1,175 11820 - 24 1,390 672 71825 - 34 6,479 1,905 4,57435 - 44 6,075 2,960 3,11545 - 54 4,534 2,489 2,04455 - 64 1,991 1,609 382

65+ 1,599 1,460 139

Table 1A: Population by Status, Age Group and Sex


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Total 100 100 100

Less than 15 18.7 27.2 7.815 - 19 4.6 7.2 1.220 - 24 4.9 4.1 5.825 - 34 22.2 11.3 35.935 - 44 22.2 17.6 28.045 - 54 15.1 14.3 16.055 - 64 7.4 10.1 4.1

65+ 5.0 8.1 1.1

Male 49.6 48.3 51.2Less than 15 9.2 14.0 3.1

15 - 19 2.3 3.5 0.720 - 24 2.4 2.0 2.925 - 34 10.8 5.3 17.735 - 44 11.6 8.3 15.745 - 54 7.1 6.5 7.955 - 64 4.0 5.1 2.6

65+ 2.2 3.5 0.6

Female 50.4 51.7 48.8Less than 15 9.4 13.2 4.7

15 - 19 2.3 3.7 0.520 - 24 2.4 2.1 2.925 - 34 11.4 6.0 18.235 - 44 10.7 9.3 12.445 - 54 8.0 7.8 8.155 - 64 3.5 5.1 1.5

65+ 2.8 4.6 0.6

Table 1B: Percentages of Population by Status, Age Group and Sex


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Total 100 100 100

Less than 15 18.7 27.2 7.815 - 19 4.6 7.2 1.220 - 24 4.9 4.1 5.825 - 34 22.2 11.3 35.935 - 44 22.2 17.6 28.045 - 54 15.1 14.3 16.055 - 64 7.4 10.1 4.1

65+ 5.0 8.1 1.1

Male 100 100 100Less than 15 18.6 29.0 6.0

15 - 19 4.6 7.3 1.420 - 24 4.9 4.2 5.725 - 34 21.8 11.0 34.735 - 44 23.3 17.3 30.645 - 54 14.3 13.4 15.455 - 64 8.0 10.5 5.0

65+ 4.5 7.3 1.1

Female 100 100 100Less than 15 18.7 25.5 9.7

15 - 19 4.5 7.1 1.020 - 24 4.8 4.1 5.825 - 34 22.5 11.6 37.335 - 44 21.1 18.0 25.445 - 54 15.8 15.1 16.755 - 64 6.9 9.8 3.1

65+ 5.6 8.9 1.1

Table 1C: Percentages of Sub-Population by Status, Age Group and Sex


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Age groups PopulationLabour Force Employed Unemployed

Not in Labour Force

Total 57,009 38,999 37,450 1,549 7,377

Less than 15 10,63315 - 19 2,603 791 509 282 1,81220 - 24 2,771 2,315 2,178 136 45725 - 34 12,630 11,844 11,484 360 78735 - 44 12,669 12,049 11,742 307 62045 - 54 8,585 7,829 7,546 282 75655 - 64 4,243 3,339 3,248 91 904

65+ 2,874 832 742 91 2,042

Male 28,264 20,128 19,355 773 2,888Less than 15 5,247

15 - 19 1,310 375 233 142 93520 - 24 1,382 1,171 1,103 68 21025 - 34 6,152 5,805 5,580 225 34735 - 44 6,594 6,435 6,316 119 15945 - 54 4,051 3,948 3,840 108 10355 - 64 2,252 1,847 1,815 32 405

65+ 1,275 546 467 79 729

Female 28,745 18,871 18,094 777 4,489Less than 15 5,386

15 - 19 1,293 416 276 140 87720 - 24 1,390 1,143 1,075 68 24625 - 34 6,479 6,039 5,904 135 44035 - 44 6,075 5,614 5,425 189 46145 - 54 4,534 3,881 3,706 175 65355 - 64 1,991 1,492 1,433 59 499

65+ 1,599 286 274 . . . 1,313

Table 2: Population and Labour Force Summary Indicators


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Economic Activity Total Caymanian Non-Caymanian

Total 38,999 17,686 21,313Employed 37,450 16,517 20,932Unemployed 1,549 1,169 380

Male 20,128 8,727 11,402Employed 19,355 8,126 11,229Unemployed 773 600 172

Female 18,871 8,960 9,911Employed 18,094 8,391 9,703Unemployed 777 569 208

Table 3A: Labour Force by Status, Economic Activity and Sex

Economic Activity Total Caymanian Non-Caymanian

Total 100 100 100Employed 96.0 93.4 98.2Unemployed 4.0 6.6 1.8

Male 100 100 100Employed 96.2 93.1 98.5Unemployed 3.8 6.9 1.5

Female 100 100 100Employed 95.9 93.7 97.9Unemployed 4.1 6.3 2.1

Table 3B: Percentage of Labour Force by Status, Economic Activity and Sex


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Total CaymanianNon-

Caymanian Total CaymanianNon-

Caymanian

Total 38,999 17,686 21,313 84.1 76.3 91.9

15 - 19 791 744 47 30.4 32.3 15.820 - 24 2,315 1,134 1,181 83.5 86.0 81.325 - 34 11,844 3,376 8,468 93.8 94.0 93.735 - 44 12,049 5,265 6,784 95.1 93.7 96.245 - 54 7,829 4,004 3,824 91.2 87.9 94.955 - 64 3,339 2,443 897 78.7 75.9 87.6

65+ 832 721 111 29.0 27.9 38.8

Male 20,128 8,727 11,402 87.5 79.9 94.3

15 - 19 375 360 . . . 28.7 31.9 8.620 - 24 1,171 517 654 84.8 80.0 89.025 - 34 5,805 1,601 4,204 94.4 94.9 94.235 - 44 6,435 2,536 3,899 97.6 95.5 99.045 - 54 3,948 1,980 1,967 97.4 95.9 99.055 - 64 1,847 1,261 586 82.0 78.3 91.3

65+ 546 471 75 42.8 41.8 50.9

Female 18,871 8,960 9,911 80.8 73.0 89.4

15 - 19 416 384 32 32.1 32.7 26.920 - 24 1,143 616 527 82.3 91.7 73.425 - 34 6,039 1,775 4,263 93.2 93.2 93.235 - 44 5,614 2,728 2,886 92.4 92.2 92.645 - 54 3,881 2,024 1,857 85.6 81.3 90.855 - 64 1,492 1,181 311 74.9 73.4 81.4

65+ 286 250 36 17.9 17.1 25.8

Table 4: Labour Force and Participation Rates by Status, Age Groups, and Sex

Labour Force Participation Rate

Age groups


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ALL Male Female All Male Female All Male Female

All Attainment 38,999 20,128 18,871 17,686 8,727 8,960 21,313 11,402 9,911

None 138 51 87 66 51 . . . 71 . . . 71Primary Sch Yr 1-5 87 53 34 71 53 . . . . . . . . . . . .Primary Sch Yr 6 1,583 943 641 933 559 374 651 384 267Middle Sch Yr 7-8 376 226 150 154 99 56 222 128 94Middle Yr 9 1,908 1,143 764 614 367 247 1,293 776 517High Sch Yr 10-11 3,135 1,925 1,210 1,471 809 662 1,664 1,115 548High Sch Yr 12 13,528 7,154 6,374 7,119 3,760 3,359 6,409 3,395 3,015Vocational 1,724 1,005 720 576 266 310 1,148 738 410Community College 1,410 688 722 720 286 434 690 402 288College 6,855 2,908 3,947 2,960 980 1,979 3,895 1,928 1,967University 7,909 3,778 4,131 2,846 1,396 1,450 5,063 2,382 2,681Other 136 120 . . . 97 81 . . . 39 39 . . .Don't Know / Not Stated 209 134 75 59 . . . 39 150 114 36

Table 5A: Labour Force by Educational Attainment, Status and Sex

Caymanian Non-CaymanianTotal


All Attainment 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

None 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.7Primary Sch Yr 1-5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 - - -Primary Sch Yr 6 4.1 4.7 3.4 5.3 6.4 4.2 3.1 3.4 2.7Middle Sch Yr 7-8 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.6 1.0 1.1 1.0Middle Yr 9 4.9 5.7 4.1 3.5 4.2 2.8 6.1 6.8 5.2High Sch Yr 10-11 8.0 9.6 6.4 8.3 9.3 7.4 7.8 9.8 5.5High Sch Yr 12 34.7 35.5 33.8 40.3 43.1 37.5 30.1 29.8 30.4Vocational 4.4 5.0 3.8 3.3 3.1 3.5 5.4 6.5 4.1Community College 3.6 3.4 3.8 4.1 3.3 4.8 3.2 3.5 2.9College 17.6 14.5 20.9 16.7 11.2 22.1 18.3 16.9 19.9University 20.3 18.8 21.9 16.1 16.0 16.2 23.8 20.9 27.1Other 0.3 0.6 - 0.5 0.9 - 0.2 0.4 -Don't Know / Not Stated 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.3 - 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.4

Caymanian Non-Caymanian

Table 5B: Percentage Distribution of Labour Force by Educational Attainment, Status and Sex

Total


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Total 37,450 19,355 18,094 16,517 8,126 8,391 20,932 11,229 9,703

15 - 19 509 233 276 462 218 244 47 . . . 3220 - 24 2,178 1,103 1,075 1,049 481 568 1,129 622 50725 - 34 11,484 5,580 5,904 3,187 1,451 1,736 8,297 4,129 4,16835 - 44 11,742 6,316 5,425 5,063 2,466 2,597 6,679 3,851 2,82845 - 54 7,546 3,840 3,706 3,754 1,889 1,865 3,792 1,951 1,84155 - 64 3,248 1,815 1,433 2,371 1,229 1,142 877 586 291

65+ 742 467 274 630 392 238 111 75 36

Table 6A: Employment by Status, Age Groups, and Sex

Non- CaymanianCaymanianTotal


Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

15 - 19 1.4 1.2 1.5 2.8 2.7 2.9 0.2 - 0.320 - 24 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.4 5.9 6.8 5.4 5.5 5.225 - 34 30.7 28.8 32.6 19.3 17.9 20.7 39.6 36.8 43.035 - 44 31.4 32.6 30.0 30.7 30.3 30.9 31.9 34.3 29.145 - 54 20.2 19.8 20.5 22.7 23.2 22.2 18.1 17.4 19.055 - 64 8.7 9.4 7.9 14.4 15.1 13.6 4.2 5.2 3.0

65+ 2.0 2.4 1.5 3.8 4.8 2.8 0.5 0.7 0.4

Table 6B: Percentage Distribution of Employment by Status, Age Groups, and Sex

Caymanian Non- CaymanianTotal


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Total 37,450 19,355 18,094 16,517 8,126 8,391 20,932 11,229 9,703

Employee 33,933 16,810 17,123 13,722 6,081 7,641 20,211 10,729 9,482Self Employed No Employees 1,295 941 353 1,145 831 314 150 111 39Self Employed With Employees 1,951 1,463 488 1,536 1,175 361 415 288 127Unpaid Family Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Not Stated 251 141 110 94 39 55 156 101 55

Table 7A: Type of Employment by Status and Sex



Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Employee 90.6 86.8 94.6 83.1 74.8 91.1 96.6 95.5 97.7Self Employed No Employees 3.5 4.9 2.0 6.9 10.2 3.7 0.7 1.0 0.4Self Employed With Employees 5.2 7.6 2.7 9.3 14.5 4.3 2.0 2.6 1.3Unpaid Family Business - - - - - - - - -Not Stated 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6

Table 7B: Percentage Distribution of Type of Employment by Status and Sex



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All Male Female All Male Female

Industry Total 37,450 16,517 8,126 8,391 20,932 11,229 9,703

Agriculture and Fishing 697 211 180 32 486 410 75Manufacturing, Mining, Printing and Publishing 790 336 320 . . . 454 324 130Electricity, Gas and Water Supply 553 371 249 122 182 111 71Construction 5,796 2,175 2,025 150 3,621 3,315 306Wholesale and Retail 4,732 2,229 1,017 1,212 2,503 1,091 1,412Restaurants and Bars 1,887 689 178 511 1,198 666 532Hotels and Condominiums 2,413 474 178 296 1,939 1,085 854Transportation, Post and Telecommunication 1,687 1,206 619 587 482 316 166Financial Services 3,773 2,416 731 1,685 1,358 685 673Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 5,020 2,145 906 1,239 2,875 1,614 1,261Public Administration 2,095 1,653 878 775 442 262 180Education, Health and Social Work 2,971 1,205 236 969 1,766 447 1,319Other Community, Social and Personal Service 1,912 982 533 449 931 429 502Private Households with Employees 2,752 329 47 283 2,423 276 2,147Not Stated 370 97 30 68 273 198 75

Table 8A: Employment by Industry, Status, and Sex

TotalCaymanian Non-Caymanian

All Male Female All Male Female

Industry Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Agriculture and Fishing 1.9 1.3 2.2 0.4 2.3 3.7 0.8Manufacturing, Mining, Printing and Publishing 2.1 2.0 3.9 - 2.2 2.9 1.3Electricity, Gas and Water Supply 1.5 2.2 3.1 1.5 0.9 1.0 0.7Construction 15.5 13.2 24.9 1.8 17.3 29.5 3.2Wholesale and Retail 12.6 13.5 12.5 14.4 12.0 9.7 14.6Restaurants and Bars 5.0 4.2 2.2 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.5Hotels and Condominiums 6.4 2.9 2.2 3.5 9.3 9.7 8.8Transportation, Post and Telecommunication 4.5 7.3 7.6 7.0 2.3 2.8 1.7Financial Services 10.1 14.6 9.0 20.1 6.5 6.1 6.9Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 13.4 13.0 11.2 14.8 13.7 14.4 13.0Public Administration 5.6 10.0 10.8 9.2 2.1 2.3 1.9Education, Health and Social Work 7.9 7.3 2.9 11.5 8.4 4.0 13.6Other Community, Social and Personal Service 5.1 5.9 6.6 5.3 4.4 3.8 5.2Private Households with Employees 7.3 2.0 0.6 3.4 11.6 2.5 22.1Not Stated 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.8 0.8

Table 8B: Percentage Employed by Industry, Status, and Sex

TotalCaymanian Non-Caymanian


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Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Male Female

Industry Total 37,450 100 19,355 100 18,094 100 51.7 48.3

Agriculture and Fishing 697 1.9 590 3.0 107 0.6 84.7 15.3Manufacturing, Mining, Printing and Publishing 790 2.1 644 3.3 147 0.8 81.5 18.5Electricity, Gas and Water Supply 553 1.5 360 1.9 193 1.1 65.1 34.9Construction 5,796 15.5 5,340 27.6 456 2.5 92.1 7.9Wholesale and Retail 4,732 12.6 2,108 10.9 2,624 14.5 44.5 55.5Restaurants and Bars 1,887 5.0 844 4.4 1,042 5.8 44.7 55.3Hotels and Condominiums 2,413 6.4 1,264 6.5 1,150 6.4 52.4 47.6Transportation, Post and Telecommunication 1,687 4.5 935 4.8 753 4.2 55.4 44.6Financial Services 3,773 10.1 1,416 7.3 2,357 13.0 37.5 62.5Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 5,020 13.4 2,520 13.0 2,500 13.8 50.2 49.8Public Administration 2,095 5.6 1,140 5.9 955 5.3 54.4 45.6Education, Health and Social Work 2,971 7.9 683 3.5 2,288 12.6 23.0 77.0Other Community, Social and Personal Service 1,912 5.1 962 5.0 951 5.3 50.3 49.7Private Households with Employees 2,752 7.3 323 1.7 2,430 13.4 11.7 88.3Not Stated 370 1.0 228 1.2 142 0.8 61.5 38.5

Table 8C: Employment by Industry and Sex 2008

Female Sex Distribution All Male


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Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Total 37,450 100 16,517 100 20,932 100$0 - $799 1,581 4.2 398 2.4 1,183 5.6

$800 - $1,599 6,653 17.8 1,863 11.3 4,791 22.9$1,600 - $2,399 8,463 22.6 3,363 20.4 5,100 24.4$2,400 - $3,199 6,675 17.8 3,543 21.5 3,132 15.0$3,200 - $4,799 5,815 15.5 3,208 19.4 2,607 12.5$4,800 - $7,199 4,133 11.0 1,980 12.0 2,153 10.3

$7,200 + 2,319 6.2 1,293 7.8 1,026 4.9Not stated 1,811 4.8 869 5.3 942 4.5

Male 19,355 100 8,126 100 11,229 100$0 - $799 352 1.8 177 2.2 175 1.6

$800 - $1,599 2,552 13.2 737 9.1 1,815 16.2$1,600 - $2,399 4,771 24.6 1,526 18.8 3,245 28.9$2,400 - $3,199 4,120 21.3 1,913 23.5 2,207 19.7$3,200 - $4,799 2,667 13.8 1,491 18.3 1,176 10.5$4,800 - $7,199 2,189 11.3 979 12.1 1,210 10.8

$7,200 + 1,565 8.1 796 9.8 769 6.8Not stated 1,140 5.9 507 6.2 632 5.6

Female 18,094 100 8,391 100 9,703 100$0 - $799 1,228 6.8 221 2.6 1,007 10.4

$800 - $1,599 4,101 22.7 1,126 13.4 2,975 30.7$1,600 - $2,399 3,692 20.4 1,837 21.9 1,855 19.1$2,400 - $3,199 2,555 14.1 1,630 19.4 925 9.5$3,200 - $4,799 3,148 17.4 1,717 20.5 1,431 14.7$4,800 - $7,199 1,944 10.7 1,001 11.9 943 9.7

$7,200 + 754 4.2 497 5.9 257 2.7Not stated 671 3.7 362 4.3 310 3.2

Total Caymanian Non-Caymanian

Table 9: Distribution of Estimated Earnings Per Month of Employed Persons


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OCCUPATION Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Male Female

All Occupations 37,450 100 19,355 89 18,094 100 51.7 48.3

Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers 3,905 10.4 2,173 11.2 1,732 9.6 55.6 44.4

Professionals, Technicians & 9,935 26.5 4,458 23.0 5,477 30.3 44.9 55.1 Associate Professionals

Office Clerks 1,865 5.0 457 2.4 1,408 7.8 24.5 75.5

Customer Service Clerks 2,634 7.0 335 1.7 2,299 12.7 12.7 87.3

Personal Services Workers 3,358 9.0 1,452 7.5 1,906 10.5 43.2 56.8

Protective Services Workers 1,206 3.2 896 4.6 310 1.7 74.3 25.7

Models, Salespersons and Demonstrators 1,551 4.1 417 2.2 1,134 6.3 26.9 73.1

Argicultural & Fishery Workers 867 2.3 811 4.2 56 0.3 93.6 6.4

Craft & Related Workers 5,133 13.7 4,864 25.1 269 1.5 94.8 5.2

Plant & Machine Operators and Assemblers 88 0.2 52 0.3 36 0.2 59.0 41.0

Drivers and Mobile Plant Operators 1,423 3.8 1,280 6.6 143 0.8 90.0 10.0

Sales and Services Elementary Occupations 3,829 10.2 706 3.6 3,123 17.3 18.4 81.6

Labourers in Agriculture, Construction, 1,286 3.4 1,246 6.4 39 0.2 96.9 3.1 Manufacturing and Transport

Not Stated 370 1.0 208 1.1 162 0.9 56.2 43.8

Table 10A: Employed by Occupation and Sex, 2008

All FemalesMales Sex Distribution


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OCCUPATION Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Caymanians Non- Caymanians

All Occupations 37,450 100 16,517 100 20,932 80 44.1 55.9

Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers 3,905 10.4 2,366 14.3 1,538 7.3 60.6 39.4

Professionals, Technicians & 9,935 26.5 4,779 28.9 5,156 24.6 48.1 51.9 Associate Professionals

Office Clerks 1,865 5.0 1,297 7.9 568 2.7 69.5 30.5

Customer Service Clerks 2,634 7.0 1,585 9.6 1,049 5.0 60.2 39.8

Personal Services Workers 3,358 9.0 778 4.7 2,580 12.3 23.2 76.8

Protective Services Workers 1,206 3.2 699 4.2 507 2.4 58.0 42.0

Models, Salespersons and Demonstrators 1,551 4.1 669 4.1 882 4.2 43.2 56.8

Argicultural & Fishery Workers 867 2.3 291 1.8 576 2.8 33.5 66.5

Craft & Related Workers 5,133 13.7 1,788 10.8 3,345 16.0 34.8 65.2

Plant & Machine Operators and Assemblers 88 0.2 56 0.3 32 0.2 63.5 36.5

Drivers and Mobile Plant Operators 1,423 3.8 925 5.6 498 2.4 65.0 35.0

Sales and Services Elementary Occupations 3,829 10.2 807 4.9 3,022 14.4 21.1 78.9

Labourers in Agriculture, Construction, 1,286 3.4 381 2.3 905 4.3 29.6 70.4 Manufacturing and Transport

Not Stated 370 1.0 97 0.6 273 1.3 26.2 73.8

Table 10B: Employed by Occupation and Status, 2008

All Caymanians Non-Caymanians Status Distribution


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OCCUPATION Total 0-799 800-1599

1600-2399

2400-3199

3200-4799

4800-7199 7200+ Not

Stated

All Occupations 37,450 1,581 6,653 8,463 6,675 5,815 4,133 2,319 1,811

Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers 3,905 0 0 218 393 732 1,247 1,079 237

Professionals, Technicians & 9,935 85 322 1,333 1,619 2,803 2,268 1,150 355Associate Professionals

Office Clerks 1,865 37 159 479 597 389 145 0 59

Customer Service Clerks 2,634 103 583 926 568 361 0 . . . 77

Personal Services Workers 3,358 161 1,325 975 561 181 40 0 116

Protective Services Workers 1,206 0 162 288 276 319 86 0 77

Models, Salespersons and Demonstrators 1,551 67 506 573 262 35 52 . . . 39

Argicultural & Fishery Workers 867 . . . 434 187 134 0 0 0 97

Craft & Related Workers 5,133 32 517 1,838 1,671 601 249 59 166

Plant & Machine Operators and Assemblers 88 0 36 32 0 . . . 0 0 0

Drivers and Mobile Plant Operators 1,423 133 111 615 238 180 27 0 118

Sales and Services Elementary Occupations 3,829 929 2,059 462 162 79 0 0 138

Labourers in Agriculture, Construction, 1,286 . . . 421 539 194 96 0 0 . . .Manufacturing and Transport

Not Stated 370 0 . . . 0 0 20 20 0 311

Earnings From Main Job ($ per month)

Table 10C: Employed by Occupation Classes and Earnings, 2008


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1600-2399

2400-3199

3200-4799

4800-7199 7200+ Not

Stated

All Occupations 19,355 352 2,552 4,771 4,120 2,667 2,189 1,565 1,140

Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers 2,173 0 0 143 231 346 598 697 158

Professionals, Technicians & 4,458 49 153 437 778 921 1,189 793 138Associate Professionals

Office Clerks 457 0 28 178 163 56 . . . 0 . . .

Customer Service Clerks 335 0 0 146 94 56 0 0 39

Personal Services Workers 1,452 48 472 499 252 113 28 0 39

Protective Services Workers 896 0 146 109 238 256 70 0 77

Models, Salespersons and Demonstrators 417 . . . 140 139 88 0 . . . . . . 0

Argicultural & Fishery Workers 811 . . . 414 170 134 0 0 0 77

Craft & Related Workers 4,864 32 442 1,724 1,608 585 249 59 166

Plant & Machine Operators and Assemblers 52 0 0 32 0 . . . 0 0 0

Drivers and Mobile Plant Operators 1,280 113 56 548 238 180 27 0 118

Sales and Services Elementary Occupations 706 59 299 127 102 39 0 0 79

Labourers in Agriculture, Construction, 1,246 . . . 401 519 194 96 0 0 . . .Manufacturing and Transport

Not Stated 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 208


Table 10D: Employed Males by Occupation Classes and Earnings, 2008


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1600-2399

2400-3199

3200-4799

4800-7199 7200+ Not

Stated

All Occupations 18,094 1,228 4,101 3,692 2,555 3,148 1,944 754 671

Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers 1,732 0 0 75 162 386 649 382 79

Professionals, Technicians & 5,477 36 168 896 841 1,882 1,079 357 217Associate Professionals

Office Clerks 1,408 37 130 301 434 333 133 0 39

Customer Service Clerks 2,299 103 583 780 474 305 0 . . . 37

Personal Services Workers 1,906 113 852 476 308 68 . . . 0 77

Protective Services Workers 310 0 . . . 179 37 63 . . . 0 0

Models, Salespersons and Demonstrators 1,134 50 366 434 174 35 36 0 39

Argicultural & Fishery Workers 56 0 . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 . . .

Craft & Related Workers 269 0 75 115 63 . . . 0 0 0

Plant & Machine Operators and Assemblers 36 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0

Drivers and Mobile Plant Operators 143 . . . 56 68 0 0 0 0 0

Sales and Services Elementary Occupations 3,123 869 1,760 334 60 39 0 0 59

Labourers in Agriculture, Construction, 39 0 . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 0Manufacturing and Transport

Not Stated 162 - . . . - - . . . . . . - 103


Table 10E: Employed Females by Occupation Classes and Earnings, 2008


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Total 2,126 879 1,247 1,200 533 667 926 346 580

15 - 19 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 20 - 24 80 64 . . . 64 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 - 34 645 177 468 183 89 94 462 88 37435 - 44 417 225 192 198 78 120 219 147 7245 - 54 389 88 301 235 32 203 154 56 9955 - 64 460 222 238 405 182 222 55 39 . . .

65+ 120 88 32 100 88 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Table 11: Part-Time Employees by Status, Age Groups, and Sex


.


40

Industry Total Male Female

All Industry 41.8 42.9 40.7

Agriculture and Fishing 41.6 41.6 41.8Manufacturing, Mining, Printing and Publishing 41.8 42.5 38.6Electricity, Gas and Water Supply 43.2 44.9 39.9Construction 43.8 44.1 40.7Wholesale and Retail 41.7 43.4 40.2 Restaurants and Bars 37.3 37.9 36.8 Hotels and Condominiums 42.6 44.3 40.8Transportation, Post and Telecommunication 38.1 38.1 37.9Financial Services 40.6 40.7 40.6Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 43.4 45.6 41.3Public Administration 41.3 41.2 41.4Education, Health and Social Work 40.6 39.8 40.8Other Community, Social and Personal Service 41.0 41.9 40.1Private Households with Employees 43.0 43.4 43.0Not Stated 43.2 44.9 41.1

Table 12: Average Hours Worked by Employed Per Week by Industry and SexSex


41


Total 1549 773 777 1,169 600 569 380 172 208

15 - 19 282 142 140 282 142 140 . . . 0 020 - 24 136 68 68 84 36 48 52 32 . . .25 - 34 360 225 135 189 149 39 171 76 95 35 - 44 307 119 189 202 70 131 105 48 57 45 - 54 282 108 175 250 92 158 32 . . . . . .55 - 64 91 32 59 71 32 39 . . . 0 . . .

65+ 91 79 12 91 79 . . . 0 0 0

Table 13A: Unemployment by Status, Age Group and Sex

Non-CaymanianCaymanianTotal


Total 4.0 3.8 4.1 6.6 6.9 6.3 1.8 1.5 2.1

15 - 19 35.6 37.9 33.6 37.9 39.5 36.4 0.0 0.0 0.020 - 24 5.9 5.8 6.0 7.4 6.9 7.9 4.4 4.9 -25 - 34 3.0 3.9 2.2 5.6 9.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.235 - 44 2.6 1.8 3.4 3.8 2.8 4.8 1.6 1.2 2.045 - 54 3.6 2.7 4.5 6.2 4.6 7.8 0.8 - -55 - 64 2.7 1.7 4.0 2.9 2.5 3.3 - 0.0 -

65+ 10.9 14.4 4.1 12.6 16.7 - 0.0 0.0 0.0

Table 13B: Unemployment Rates by Status, Age Group and Sex



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Length of Unemployment ALL Male Female All Male Female All Male Female

Total 1,549 773 777 1,169 600 569 380 172 208

1 - 3 months 370 258 111 254 182 72 116 77 39 3 - 6 months 208 48 160 148 48 101 59 0 59 6 - 12 months 263 155 108 189 139 51 73 . . . 57 12 + months 662 296 366 546 232 314 115 63 52 Not Stated 48 . . . 32 32 0 32 . . . . . . 0

Table 14A: Unemployment by Status, Sex and Length of Unemployment


Length of Unemployment ALL Male Female All Male Female All Male Female

Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

1 - 3 months 23.9 33.4 14.3 21.7 30.3 12.6 30.5 44.5 19.03 - 6 months 13.4 6.2 20.6 12.7 8.0 17.7 15.6 0.0 28.56 - 12 months 17.0 20.0 13.9 16.2 23.1 8.9 19.3 . . . 27.512 + months 42.7 38.3 47.1 46.7 38.7 55.2 30.4 36.8 25.0Not Stated 3.1 - 4.1 2.7 0.0 5.6 - . . . 0.0

Table 14B: Percentage Distribution of the Unemployed by Length of Unemployment



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Total 1,549 773 777 1,169 600 569 380 172 208

Parents 496 360 136 464 328 136 32 32 0Spouse 605 210 395 345 118 227 260 91 168Other Relatives and Friends 210 87 123 158 55 103 52 32 . . . Savings/Investments 143 68 75 124 68 56 . . . 0 . . . Social Services 31 . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . 0 0 0Pension/Veteran/Seaman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Other . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 0 0 0Not Stated 48 . . . 32 32 0 32 . . . . . . 0

Table 15A: Unemployed by Main Source of Financial Support



Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Parents 32.0 46.6 17.5 39.6 54.6 23.9 8.5 18.8 0.0Spouse 39.0 27.1 50.9 29.5 19.7 39.8 68.4 53.1 81.0Other Relatives and Friends 13.6 11.3 15.9 13.5 9.2 18.2 13.7 18.8 -Savings/Investments 9.2 8.8 9.7 10.6 11.3 9.8 - 0.0 -Social Services 2.0 - - 2.7 - - 0.0 0.0 0.0Pension/Veteran/Seaman 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Other - - 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Not Stated 3.1 - 4.1 2.7 0.0 5.6 - - 0.0

Table 15B: Percentage Distribution of Unemployed by Main Source of Financial Support



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Total 7,377 2,888 4,489 5,505 2,195 3,310 1,872 694 1,179

15 - 19 1,812 935 877 1,560 769 791 252 166 8620 - 24 457 210 246 185 130 56 272 81 19125 - 34 787 347 440 216 87 129 571 260 31135 - 44 620 159 461 351 120 231 269 39 22945 - 54 756 103 653 549 84 466 207 20 18755 - 64 904 405 499 777 349 428 127 56 71

65+ 2,042 729 1,313 1,866 656 1,210 176 73 103

Table 16A: Not in Labour Force by Status, Age Group, and Sex



Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

15 - 19 24.6 32.4 19.5 28.3 35.1 23.9 13.4 23.9 7.320 - 24 6.2 7.3 5.5 3.4 5.9 1.7 14.5 11.6 16.225 - 34 10.7 12.0 9.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 30.5 37.5 26.435 - 44 8.4 5.5 10.3 6.4 5.5 7.0 14.4 5.7 19.545 - 54 10.3 3.6 14.5 10.0 3.8 14.1 11.1 2.8 15.955 - 64 12.3 14.0 11.1 14.1 15.9 12.9 6.8 8.0 6.0

65+ 27.7 25.2 29.2 33.9 29.9 36.5 9.4 10.5 8.8

Table 16B: Percentages of Not in Labour Force by Status, Age Group, and Sex



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All Attainment 7,377 2,888 4,489 5,505 2,195 3,310 1,872 694 1,179

None 117 48 68 117 48 68 0 0 0Primary Sch Yr 1-5 144 53 90 144 53 90 0 0 0Primary Sch Yr 6 896 268 628 801 213 589 95 56 39Middle Sch Yr 7-8 222 51 171 222 51 171 0 0 0Middle Yr 9 854 306 548 776 267 509 79 39 39High Sch Yr 10-11 1,003 505 498 892 466 426 111 39 71High Sch Yr 12 2,132 801 1,331 1,588 682 907 543 119 425Vocational 113 68 45 77 32 45 36 36 0Community College 120 51 69 105 51 54 . . . 0 . . . College 639 262 377 304 151 153 335 111 223University 816 329 487 206 67 138 610 262 348Other 68 34 34 52 . . . 34 . . . . . . 0Don't Know / Not Stated 253 111 143 222 95 126 32 . . . . . .

Table 17A: Persons Not in Labour Force by Educational Attainment, Status and Sex



All Attainment 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

None 1.6 1.7 1.5 2.1 2.2 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0Primary Sch Yr 1-5 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.6 2.4 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0Primary Sch Yr 6 12.2 9.3 14.0 14.6 9.7 17.8 5.1 8.0 3.3Middle Sch Yr 7-8 3.0 1.8 3.8 4.0 2.3 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.0Middle Yr 9 11.6 10.6 12.2 14.1 12.1 15.4 4.2 5.7 3.3High Sch Yr 10-11 13.6 17.5 11.1 16.2 21.2 12.9 5.9 5.7 6.1High Sch Yr 12 28.9 27.7 29.7 28.9 31.1 27.4 29.0 17.1 36.0Vocational 1.5 2.4 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.9 5.2 0.0Community College 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.9 2.3 1.6 - 0.0 -College 8.7 9.1 8.4 5.5 6.9 4.6 17.9 16.0 19.0University 11.1 11.4 10.8 3.7 3.1 4.2 32.6 37.7 29.6Other 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.9 - 1.0 - - 0.0Don't Know / Not Stated 3.4 3.8 3.2 4.0 4.3 3.8 1.7 - -

Caymanian Non-Caymanian

Table 17B: Percentage Distribution of Persons not in Labour Force by Educational Attainment, Status and Sex

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Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Male FemaleAustralia 147 0.3 36 0.1 111 0.4 24.4 75.6Barbados 301 0.5 190 0.7 111 0.4 63.1 36.9Canada 2,169 3.8 1,149 4.1 1,021 3.6 53.0 47.0Cayman Islands 22,509 39.5 11,154 39.5 11,355 39.5 49.6 50.4Columbia 593 1.0 225 0.8 368 1.3 37.9 62.1Costa Rica 151 0.3 131 0.5 20 0.1 86.9 13.1Cuba 963 1.7 440 1.6 523 1.8 45.7 54.3Guyana 409 0.7 205 0.7 204 0.7 50.1 49.9Honduras 2,607 4.6 809 2.9 1,798 6.3 31.0 69.0India 721 1.3 573 2.0 148 0.5 79.5 20.5Ireland 246 0.4 170 0.6 75 0.3 69.3 30.7Jamaica 14,136 24.8 7,085 25.1 7,051 24.5 50.1 49.9Nicaragua 278 0.5 104 0.4 173 0.6 37.6 62.4Other Caribbean 574 1.0 374 1.3 200 0.7 65.1 34.9Philippines 2,372 4.2 1,195 4.2 1,177 4.1 50.4 49.6South Africa 316 0.6 178 0.6 138 0.5 56.3 43.8Trinidad & Tobago 420 0.7 178 0.6 242 0.8 42.3 57.7UK 2,779 4.9 1,390 4.9 1,389 4.8 50.0 50.0USA 2,973 5.2 1,518 5.4 1,456 5.1 51.0 49.0Rest of the World 2,116 3.7 1,070 3.8 1,046 3.6 50.6 49.4Not Stated 230 0.4 91 0.3 139 0.5 39.5 60.5Total 57,009 100 28,264 100 28,745 100 49.6 50.4

Table 18: Country of Birth

FemaleAll Male Sex Distribution %


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Frequency PercentParents 2,291 22.2Spouse / Partner 1,758 17.1Other Relatives & Friends 1,455 14.1Savings / Investments 1,784 17.3Social Services 757 7.3Pension / Veteran / Seaman 1,291 12.5Other 444 4.3Not Stated 529 5.1Total 10,310 100

Table 19: Not in the Labour Force: Main Means of Financial Support *

*Includes multiple responses

Frequency Tables


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Frequency PercentIn School 2,289 31.0Home / Family Duties 960 13.0Retired / Elderly 2,373 32.2Infirmity / Disabled 621 8.4Temporary Illness 79 1.1Did not Want Work 211 2.9Not eligible or Waiting for Work Permit / Application Approval 131 1.8

Pregnancy 48 0.6Don't Know 20 0.3Other 117 1.6Not Stated 529 7.2Total 7,377 100

Table 20: Not in the Labour Force: Main Reason for Not Seeking Work

Frequency PercentHoliday / Vacation 565 23.9Maternity / Paternity Leave 75 3.2Illness / Injury 170 7.2Only Hours Available 548 23.2Job Ended in Ref. Week 20 0.8Student / In Training 48 2.0Home / Family Duties 79 3.3No work Available 52 2.2Other 589 24.9Not Stated 220 9.3Total 2,366 100

Table 21: Main Reason for Employed Persons Working Less Than 30 Hours


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Persons Frequency PercentOne 6,354 28Two 7,404 33Three 3,675 16Four 2,947 13Five 1,244 5Six 631 3Seven 198 1Eight 111 0Nine 32 0Twelve 20 0Thirteen 16 0Total 22,632 100

Table 22: Number of Persons per Household

Mean household size = 2.53

Trips Frequency Percent0 21,102 37.01 14,451 25.32 8,787 15.43 5,577 9.84 2,748 4.85 1,290 2.36 710 1.27 429 0.88 254 0.49 16 0.0

10 324 0.612 16 0.014 48 0.115 59 0.116 20 0.0

Not Stated 1,180 2.1Total 57,009 100

Table 23: Number of Personal Trips Abroad in the Last 12 Months

Mean = 1.45


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Frequency Percent$0 - $299 12,165 33.9$300 - $599 5,390 15.0$600 - $899 2,866 8.0$900 - $1,199 3,586 10.0$1,200 - $1,499 892 2.5$1,500 - $1,999 1,829 5.1$2,000 - $2,499 1,992 5.5$2,500 - $2,999 735 2.0$3,000 - $3,999 1,269 3.5$4,000 - $4,999 950 2.6$5,000 + 2,409 6.7Not Stated 1,823 5.1Total 35,907 100

Table 24: Total Cost of Trips Abroad Excluding Airfare

Mean = $1,443

Frequency Percent$0 - $299 18,122 50.5$300 - $599 6,127 17.1$600 - $899 2,241 6.2$900 - $1,199 2,695 7.5$1,200 - $1,499 354 1.0$1,500 - $1,999 785 2.2$2,000 - $2,499 1,149 3.2$2,500 - $2,999 220 0.6$3,000 + 1,811 5.0Not Stated 2,404 6.7Total 35,907 100

Table 25: Total Cost of Gifts & Personal Effects Purchased from Abroad

Mean = $698 per person


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Frequency Percent$0 - $299 26,929 75.0$300 - $599 4,146 11.5$600 - $899 1,125 3.1$900 - $1,199 839 2.3$1,200 - $1,499 71 0.2$1,500 - $1,999 100 0.3$2,000 - $2,499 275 0.8$2,500 - $2,999 90 0.3$3,000 + 223 0.6Not Stated 2,108 5.9Total 35,907 100

Table 26: Total Cost of Gift & Personal Effect Purchased Locally and Taken Abroad

Mean = $207

Frequency PercentYes 21,326 37.4No 34,487 60.5

Not Stated 1,197 2.1Total 57,009 100

Table 27: Sent Money abroad


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Frequency PercentUnder $2,000 10,394 48.7$2,000 - $4,999 6,309 29.6$5,000 - $7,999 2,136 10.0$8,000 - $10,999 1,029 4.8$11,000 - $13,999 512 2.4$14,000 - $16,999 135 0.6$17,000 - $19,999 55 0.3$20,000 - $22,999 127 0.6$23,000 + 352 1.7Not Stated 278 1.3Total 21,326 100

Table 28: Total Estimated Amount Sent Abroad in Last 12 Months

Frequency PercentWestern Union/Money Express etc

483 2.3

Draft / Money Order 134 0.6Sent via an Individual 192 0.9Other 158 0.7Not Stated 20,399 95.5Total 21,365 100

Table 29: How Money was Sent Abroad

Frequency PercentYes 3,252 5.7No 51,715 90.7Not Stated 2,042 3.6Total 57,009 100

Table 30: Received Money From Abroad


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Frequency Percent$2,000 1,549 47.6$2,000 - $4,999 603 18.5$5,000 - $7,999 154 4.7$8,000 - $10,999 215 6.6$11,000 - $13,999 112 3.4$14,000 - $16,999 118 3.6$17,000 - $19,999 20 0.6$20,000 - $22,999 44 1.4$23,000 + 210 6.5Not Stated 227 7.0Total 3,252 100

Table 31: Total Estimated Amount Received from Abroad in the Last 12 Months

Frequency PercentWire Transfer / Cable 1,166 34.4Western Union/Money Express etc

780 23.0

Draft / Money Order 368 10.9Postal Order 99 2.9Sent via an Individual 370 10.9Other 451 13.3Not Stated 157 4.6Total 3,391 100

Table 32: How was Money Received from Abroad


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Frequency PercentDetached House 9,704 42.9Apartment 8,438 37.3Condo./Townhouse 1,988 8.8One Room/Studio 2,244 9.9Combined Business/Dwelling 77 0.3Trailer Home 28 0.1Other 39 0.2Not Stated 114 0.5Total 22,632 100

Table 33: Type of Dewelling

Frequency PercentOwned With Mortgage 5,465 24.1Owned Without Mortgage 4,966 21.9Rented Furnished 10,621 46.9Rented Unfurnished 624 2.8Leased to Own 39 0.2Provided Rent Free 860 3.8Other 20 0.1Not Stated 37 0.2Total 22,632 100

Table 34:Tenancy of Dwelling


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Frequency Percent$0-$499 230 2.0$500-$999 1,253 11.0$1,000-$1,499 1,558 13.7$1,500-$1,999 2,280 20.1$2,000-$2,499 1,802 15.9$2,500-$2,999 1,294 11.4$3,000-$3,499 972 8.6$3,500-$3,999 459 4.0$4,000-$4,499 328 2.9$4,500-$4,999 190 1.7$5,000+ 793 7.0Not Stated 188 1.7Total 11,348 100

Table 35: Imputed Rent of Owner- occupied Dwellings

Mean = $2,285

Frequency Percent$0-$499 2,390 21.2$500-$999 3,664 32.5$1,000-$1,499 2,183 19.3$1,500-$1,999 1,592 14.1$2,000-$2,499 641 5.7$2,500-$2,999 226 2.0$3,000+ 170 1.5Not Stated 419 3.7Total 11,285 100

Table 36: Monthly Rent

Mean = $1,033

Frequency PercentNo Utility included 18,582 82.7Electricity 254 1.1Water 1,998 8.9Cable 1,626 7.2Total 22,460 100

Table 37: Utilities included in Rent


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Households Frequency PercentYes 13,847 61.2No 8,615 38.1Not Stated 170 0.8Total 22,632 100

Table 38: Number of Household with Internet at Home

Households Frequency PercentYes 16,427 72.6No 5,902 26.1Not Stated 303 1.3Total 22,632 100

Table 39: Number of Households with Cable TV / Satellite

Telephones Frequency PercentNone 12,990 57.4One 8,679 38.3Two 494 2.2Three 52 0.2Not Stated 418 1.8Total 22,632 100

Table 40: Number of Telephones (Land Line) per Household

Cellular Phones Frequency Percent0 393 1.71 6,895 30.52 9,015 39.83 3,384 15.04 1,630 7.2

5 + 1,200 5.3Not Stated 115 0.5

Total 22,632 100

Table 41: Number of Cellular Phones per Household


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Computers Frequency Percent0 7,633 33.71 9,812 43.42 3,425 15.1

3 + 1,489 6.6Not Stated 273 1.2

Total 22,632 100

Table 42: Number of Computers per Household

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