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2015 Labour Force Survey

Preliminary Report

August 2015

Survey Highlights 2014 2015

The working population decreased slightly to 35,328 in 2015 from 35,478 in 2014
The unemployment rate was measured at 7% in 2015
The labour force declined 3% to 37,830 persons in 2015 from 38,963 in 2014
Unemployment fell to 2,502 persons
Labour force participation fell by two percentage points from 88% to 86%
Median gross annual employment income climbed 5% from $60,559 to $63,399
Average hours worked per week were down from 40 to 38
The number of unemployed Bermudians fell to 2,278 from 3,214
The youth unemployment rate declined from 29% to 23%

Labour Market Indicators


2010 - 2015
LabourForceParticipationRate1,2

WorkingPopulation1,2

89%

37,500

88%

88%

37,000

87%

87%

37,197

36,500

86%
86%

85%
85%

84%

35,328
35,478

34,500

82%
0%
2010

35,874

35,500
35,000

84%

83%

35,989

36,000

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

TotalUnemployed1,2

34,000
0
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

LabourForce1,2

4,500

40,000
3,486

3,305

39,500

39,179

39,780

38,963

39,000

3,000
2,569

2,583

2,502

1,500

38,500

38,558

38,000
37,500

37,830

37,000

0
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

UnemploymentRate1,2

36,500
0
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

BermudianUnemploymentRate1,2

10%

12%

9%

9%

10%

10%

8%
8%

10%

8%

8%

8%

7%
7%

7%

6%

7%

7%

6%
4%

5%

2%

4%

0%

0%
3%
2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2010

2015

YouthUnemploymentRate1,2,3
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%

2015

36%
29%
23%
22%
16%

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

1LabourForceSurvey2012,2013,2014&2015
22010Census
3Personsunder25yearsold
Note:Nodataavailablefor2011

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Table 1
Labour Market Indicators
Year 1, 2
2013

2015

2014

Labour Force

37,830

38,963

Employed

35,328

Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
Participation Rate
Average hours worked per week in
main job
Median gross income

2012

2010

38,558

39,179

39,780

35,478

35,989

35,874

37,197

2,502

3,486

2,569

3,305

2,583

7%

9%

7%

8%

7%

86%

88%

87%

85%

84%

38

40

41

38

42

$ 60,559

$ 62,211

$ 63,399

2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 Labour Force Survey


2010 Census
Note: No data available for 2011
2

$ 58,698 $ 61,620

Table2
WorkforcebySex,Age,StatusandRace,2010to20152,3
WorkingPopulation

MedianGrossAnnualIncomefromMainJob($)

Total

2015
35,328

2014
35,478

2013
35,989

2012
35,874

2010
37,1971

2015
63,399

2014
60,559

2013
62,211

2012
58,698

2010
61,620

Sex
Males
Females

17,769
17,558

17,939
17,539

18,193
17,796

18,151
17,723

18,694
18,503

62,467
64,040

59,518
61,702

63,296
60,915

60,156
57,322

63,735
59,681

1,953
6,809
8,930
9,665
6,050
1,921

1,970
7,168
8,854
9,788
5,827
1,871

1,755
7,618
8,554
9,774
6,193
2,096

2,119
7,164
8,827
9,518
6,111
2,135

2,686
7,431
8,840
9,616
6,219
2,382

26,379
61,971
72,456
66,252
63,912
40,513

28,375
55,535
68,760
68,675
57,739
41,474

33,786
61,679
63,828
70,544
64,481
50,905

25,335
61,437
72,296
60,652
57,379
34,995

21,887
62,145
77,442
63,013
57,602
36,242

26,815
1,755
4,552

27,466
1,884
4,416

27,309
1,668
5,443

27,276
1,991
5,385

27,612
1,747
6,468

60,310
65,491
93,248

57,986
62,859
94,009

58,640
59,321
92,140

54,550
69,378
87,089

54,666
69,550
95,443

1,755

1,712

1,569

1,222

1,370

62,339

50,544

81,601

74,499

82,692

17,158
13,390
4,626
153

18,128
12,385
4,862
103

19,165
11,699
5,126
0

17,229
13,237
5,192
216

20,171
11,312
5,814
0

56,422
74,385
62,622
64,339

56,381
71,893
53,222
65,773

56,556
82,724
56,023
0

50,799
71,751
53,191
0

52,258
75,844
55,176
0

AgeGroup
Under25
2534
3544
4554
5564
65+
BermudianStatus
Bermudians
SpousesofBermudians
OthernonBermudians
PermanentResident
CertificateHolders
Race
Black
White
Mixed/OtherRaces
NotStated
1

Includes64personswhowerecountedduringthe2010Censusbutdetaileddatawasnotobtained.
2015,2014,2013and2012LabourForceSurvey
3
2010Census
Note:Nodataavailablefor2011
2

Table2(cont'd)
WorkforcebySex,Age,StatusandRace,2010to20152,3
UnemployedPopulation

UnemploymentRate%

Total

2015
2,502

2014
3,486

2013
2,569

2012
3,305

2010
2,583

Sex
Males
Females

1,652
850

1,949
1,537

1,521
1,048

1,729
1,576

AgeGroup
Under25
2534
3544
4554
5564
65+

585
732
432
359
316
79

816
659
777
658
546
29

485
789
565
330
399
0

2,278
33
106

3,214
124
45

86

102

1,696
474
293
40

2,547
468
470
0

BermudianStatus
Bermudians
SpousesofBermudians
OthernonBermudians
PermanentResident
CertificateHolders
Race
Black
White
Mixed/OtherRaces
NotStated

2015
7

2014
9

2013
7

2012
8

1,409
1,174

9
5

10
8

8
6

9
8

1,176
668
325
567
506
64

528
542
496
578
403
36

23
10
5
4
5
4

29
8
8
6
9
2

22
9
6
3
6
0

36
9
4
6
8
3

16
7
5
6
6
1

2,129
375
32

3,026
92
105

2,421
53
87

8
1
2

10
6
1

7
18
1

10
4
2

8
2
3

33

82

21

1,960
282
328
0

2,244
599
441
21

1,702
544
328
9

9
3
6
21

12
4
9
0

9
2
6
0

11
4
8
9

8
5
6
5

Includes64personswhowerecountedduringthe2010Censusbutdetaileddatawasnotobtained.
2015,2014,2013and2012LabourForceSurvey
3
2010Census
Note:Nodataavailablefor2011
2

2010
7

7
6

CONCEPTS&DEFINITIONS

GROSSMEDIANINCOMEFROMMAINJOB

Grossmedianincomeistheamountwhichdivides
the income distribution into two equal groups,
half having incomes above the median, half
havingincomesbelowthemedian.Themedianis
based on income before deductions from the
following sources: wages, salaries, commissions,
bonuses, and tips and net earnings from own
businessfortheselfemployed.

samplerepresentsapproximately5%ofall28,818
households in Bermuda, and will produce
aggregateresultsatthe95%confidencelevelwith
amarginoferrorof+/2.5%.

WEIGHTING
The survey data was weighted to reflect the
number of households and population counts
from the 2010 Housing and Population Census.
The population weights were derived by dividing
the 2010 age and sex population counts for
persons 16 years and older by the age and sex
countsfromtheLFS.

Readers should note that there are small


disparities in the workforce totals presented in
thetablesofthisreport.Thisistheresultofthe
grossing up effect of the weights on the sample
data.

UNEMPLOYMENT
The unemployed comprise all persons 16 years
and older who during the reference period were
without work but were willing and able to work
forpayandwhowereactivelyseekingwork.

SURVEYMETHODOLOGY

SAMPLINGDESIGN
The primary objective of the survey was to
measureandassessthecurrentemploymentand
unemploymentsituationinBermuda.Thesample
designusedforthe2015LabourForceSurveywas
astratifiedtwostageapproachasfollows:

StageoneOnehundredandfiftycensus
districts (CD) were randomly selected
from the entire 245 CDs with each
stratifiedintooneofthreeincomegroups
Stage two random sampling of
households were selected from each CD
proportional to the total number of
dwellingsineachparish

The sample frame for the survey was a


combination of the data files linked to the 2010
Population and Housing Census and the
Population Frame Repository. Households were
selected from the resulting frame according to
theirhouseholdincomeandcensusdistrict.

It was determined that a sample size of 1,500


households would be adequate to give the
desiredlevelofaccuracyandprecision.The

RESPONSERATE
Bytheendofthesurveyperiod,1,493households
had completed the questionnaire. This
represented 99.5% of the completion target. An
over sample of 5,917 residential addresses was
usedbysurveyinterviewersinordertosecurethe
completiontargetof1,500households.

NOTETOTHEREADERS
Thevaluesinsometablespresentedinthisreport
maynotaddtothetotalduetorounding.

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