Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States

Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Local Area Unit Statistics
Labor Force

Employment

 Unemployment

Rates

St. Croix Labor Force, 1995-2007

  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Avg.
1995 20,520 20,580 20,620 20,350 20,350 20,520 20,980 20,120 19,810 18,710 18,620 18,530 19,970
1996 18,160 18,200 18,590 18,430 18,520 18,750 18,800 18,910 18,610 18,750 19,260 19,130 18,670
1997 18,910 19,120 19,130 19,140 19,100 19,110 19,540 19,270 18,860 18,690 19,050 19,380 19,100
1998 19,180 19,500 19,500 19,520 19,440 19,450 19,730 19,310 19,090 19,060 19,380 19,470 19,380
1999 19,250 19,400 19,490 19,430 19,350 19,350 19,750 19,360 18,810 18,880 19,090 19,400 19,300
2000 19,230 19,510 19,490 19,850 19,810 19,950 20,010 20,110 19,620 19,590 20,140 20,410 19,820
2001 21,560 21,810 21,770 21,760 21,870 21,890 21,760 21,590 21,290 21,220 21,290 21,510 21,610
2002 20,030 20,420 20,490 20,500 20,490 20,730 20,430 20,270 20,070 19,850 20,340 20,380 20,320
2003 20,120 20,260 20,360 20,220 20,020 19,960 20,110 19,950 19,580 19,610 19,660 19,590 19,960
2004 20,431 20,653 20,557 20,474 20,441 20,327 20,823 20,578 20,154 20,164 20,189 20,025 20,401
2005 21,150 22,600 22,244 22,124 22,032 22,028 22,740 22,490 22,222
22,103
 22,216 22,253 22,268
2006 22,134 22,427 22,753 23,141 22,573 22,761 22,850 22,753 22,622 22,690 22,832 22,921 22,704
2007 22,445 22,767 22,872 22,784 23,105 23,218 23,456 23,112 22,804 22,843 22,888 22,922 22,934
Years 2006 and 2007 have been benchmarked
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St. Croix Employment, 1995-2007
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Avg.
1995 18,850 19,040 19,070 18,760 18,720 18,790 19,330 18,520 18,450 17,300 17,440 17,510 18,480
1996 17,220 17,380 17,660 17,540 17,680 17,900 19,930 18,030 17,750 17,820 18,300 18,160 17,780
1997 17,760 17,940 17,930 17,860 17,860 17,840 18,260 17,970 17,580 17,380 17,630 17,980 17,830
1998 17,760 18,090 18,110 18,070 17,930 17,970 18,230 17,800 17,630 17,550 17,880 17,950 17,910
1999 17,710 17,840 17,910 17,830 17,710 17,680 18,090 17,670 17,190 17,270 17,510 17,830 17,690
2000 17,690 18,000 18,010 18,400 18,340 18,400 18,380 18,470 17,970 17,950 18,510 18,810 18,250
2001 19,960 20,200 20,160 20,080 20,150 20,140 19,990 19,780 19,470 19,200 19,350 19,600 19,840
2002 18,050 18,450 18,500 18,450 18,280 18,380 17,980 17,704 17,480 17,520 17,720 17,790 17,990
2003 17,500 17,570 17,650 17,560 17,440 17,410 17,530 17,480 17,230 17,300 17,400 17,400 17,460
2004 18,294 18,551 18,518 18,454 18,393 18,285 18,695 18,581 18,266 18,362 18,469 18,417 18,440
2005 20,467 20,928 20,488 20,287 19,999 20,104 20,877 20,560 20,335
20,243
20,490
20,594
20,448
2006
20,464
20,807
21,104
21,558
20,931
21,046
21,129
21,000
20,972
20,996
21,208
21,342
21,046
2007
20,896
21,184
21,257
21,140
21,529
21,698
21,742
21,450
21,184
21,178
21,197
21,210
21,305
Years 2006 and 2007 have been benchmarked
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St. Croix Unemployment, 1995-2007

  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Avg.
1995
1,670
1,540
1,550
1,590
1,630
1,730
1,650
1,600
1,360
1,410
1,180
1,020
1,490
1996
940
820
930
860
840
850
870
880
860
930
960
970
890
1997
1,150
1,180
1,200
1,280
1,240
1,270
1,280
1,300
1,280
1,310
1,420
1,400
1,270
1998
1,420
1,410
1,390
1,450
1,510
1,480
1,500
1,510
1,460
1,510
1,500
1,520
1,470
1999
1,540
1,560
1,580
1,600
1,640
1,670
1,660
1,690
1,620
1,610
1,580
1,570
1,610
2000
1,540
1,510
1,480
1,450
1,470
1,550
1,630
1,640
1,650
1,640
1,630
1,600
1,570
2001
1,600
1,610
1,610
1,680
1,720
1,750
1,770
1,810
1,820
2,020
1,940
1,910
1,770
2002
1,980
1,970
1,990
2,050
2,210
2,350
2,450
2,570
2,590
2,600
2,620
2,590
2,330
2003
2,620
2,690
2,710
2,660
2,580
2,550
2,580
2,470
2,350
2,310
2,260
2,190
2,500
2004
2,137
2,102
2,039
2,020
2,048
2,042
2,128
1,997
1,888
1,802
1,720
1,608
1,961
2005
1,683
1,672
1,756
1,837
2,033
1,924
1,863
1,930
1,887
1,860
1,726
1,659
1,819
2006
1,670
1,620
1,649
1,583
1,642
1,715
1,722
1,753
1,650
1,694
1,624
1,579
1,658
2007
1,551
1,583
1,615
1,644
1,576
1,520
1,714
1,662
1,620
1,665
1,691
1,712
1,629
Years 2006 and 2007 have been benchmarked
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St. Croix Rates, 1995-2007

Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Avg.
1995
8.1%
7.5%
7.5%
7.8%
8.0%
8.4%
7.9%
8.0%
6.9%
7.5%
6.3%
5.5%
7.4%
1996
5.2%
4.5%
5.0%
4.7%
4.5%
4.5%
4.6%
4.7%
4.6%
5.0%
5.0%
5.1%
4.8%
1997
6.1%
6.2%
6.3%
6.7%
6.5%
6.6%
6.6%
6.8%
6.8%
7.0%
7.5%
7.3%
6.7%
1998
7.4%
7.3%
7.2%
7.5%
7.8%
7.6%
7.6%
7.8%
7.6%
7.8%
7.7%
7.8%
7.6%
1999
8.0%
8.0%
8.1%
8.2%
8.5%
8.6%
8.4%
8.7%
8.6%
8.6%
8.3%
8.1%
8.3%
2000
8.0%
7.7%
7.6%
7.3%
7.4%
7.8%
8.1%
8.2%
8.4%
8.4%
8.1%
7.8%
7.9%
2001
7.4%
7.4%
7.4%
7.7%
7.9%
8.0%
8.1%
8.3%
8.5%
9.5%
9.1%
8.9%
8.2%
2002
9.9%
9.6%
9.7%
10.0%
10.7%
10.8%
12.0%
12.7%
12.9%
13.1%
12.9%
12.7%
11.5%
2003
13.0%
13.3%
13.3%
13.2%
12.9%
12.8%
12.8%
12.4%
12.0%
11.8%
11.5%
11.2%
12.5%
2004
10.5%
10.2%
9.9%
9.9%
10.0%
10.0%
10.2%
9.7%
9.4%
8.9%
8.5%
8.0%
9.6%
2005
7.6%
7.4%
7.9%
8.3%
9.2%
8.7%
8.2%
8.6%
8.5%
8.4%
7.8%
7.5%
8.2%
2006
7.5%
7.2%
7.2%
6.8%
7.3%
7.5%
7.5%
7.7%
7.3%
7.5%
7.1%
6.9%
7.3%
2007
6.9%
7.0%
7.1%
7.2%
6.8%
6.5%
7.3%
7.2%
7.1%
7.3%
7.4%
7.5%
7.1%
Years 2006 and 2007 have been benchmarked
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