CARICOM CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CCDP)

National Census Report 2001, St. Vincent and the GrenadinesIn all the administrative divisions, except North and South Grenadines, there was approximatelyone paid government employees for every five workers. The ratio was more than one in ten inNorth and South Grenadines. These two administrative divisions also had more business ownersthan government employees. This was also the case in all the other divisions in Kingstown,Kingstown Suburb, Calliaqua and Layou where there were more paid government employeesthan business owners. Most of the government offices are located in Kingstown, therefore, it isexpected that access to job opportunities with the government would be easier there, and in thesurrounding environs.5.4.2 OccupationFor occupational groups the employed persons were mainly found as elementary workers (20.50per cent), craft (13.58 per cent) and services/sales (14.59 per cent) workers, (Table 5.4).However, this was not the case for all age groups. As expected, those in the 15 to 19 age groupwere mainly employed as elementary workers (26.11 per cent). At this age, they lack thenecessary education and skill to attract higher level jobs. The older the age group, the more likelythey were to have been employed in agriculture activities. Almost one in every three worker 65years or older was employed as an agricultural worker, compared to less than one in every ten forthose younger than 35 years.For occupational groups, one in every ten persons was found as a professional (9.92 per cent)and this proportion is even higher among those 30 to 54 age group. The females were more likelythan males to be employed as professionals, 13.99 per cent compared to 7.37 per cent. Maleswere mainly employed as craft (20.08 per cent), elementary (19.38 per cent) and agricultural(15.27 per cent) workers, while females were mainly employed as elementary (22.27 per cent),clerical (18.84 per cent), and service/sales (18.75 per cent) workers, (Table 5.4).65