Aruba’s Labour Force Survey 2026 (Encuesta Laboral 2026) is the result of an 11-year cooperation between the Central Bank of Aruba, the Central Bureau of Statistics and the Department of Labour and Research (DAO), Diario reported on November 13.
According to Yvonne Lee-Perez of the DAO, the joint investigation serves the information needs of all three institutions. Its main objective is to obtain current data on Aruba’s labour market; because the market changes continuously, the survey is carried out annually to follow developments. The information collected is shared not only among the three institutions, but also with the government, stakeholders and international organisations that require the data.
Lee-Perez noted that such a survey involves considerable costs, and that by joining efforts and sharing resources the three institutions can sustain the investigation. The cooperation goes beyond finances: all three take part in planning and executing the survey, including the research method, the selection and review of questions and the setting of priorities, and they also work together on publishing the results.
The survey identifies three main groups: people who work, unemployed people who are looking for work, and people who are not active on the labour market, such as pensioners and students. To obtain as complete a picture as possible, surveyors will visit 4,000 selected households around Aruba, and Lee-Perez stressed that the participation of those households is fundamental to collecting reliable data that reflects the reality of the labour market.
Source: Diario (November 13, 2026)
