From the Government of Bermuda’s 2026 Employment Briefs
Jobs have grown every year since the low, but most of the new jobs are held by non-Bermudian workers, the workforce is getting older, and pay gaps by race have barely moved in over a decade.
Filled jobs fell to in and have since grown by . Of that growth, jobs are held by non-Bermudian workers (including spouses of Bermudians and permanent residents) and by Bermudians.
The longer trend is a decline: there are fewer filled jobs than in , when the count was .
Total filled jobs
Counted in each year’s employment survey. Filled jobs count jobs, not people.
Choose a way to split the workforce. All four charts below update.
Filled jobs by citizenship
Each year, 2009 onward.
Change in jobs since 2009
Percent change to the latest year, with jobs gained or lost.
Median income by citizenship
Latest year as the bar; the thin line underneath is 2013. Not adjusted for inflation.
Median income over time
Each year, 2013 onward.
Women’s median income is higher than men’s ( against ), even though men hold more of the jobs.
White workers’ median income is that of Black workers. In it was , so the gap has barely moved.
Bermudians have the lowest median of the four citizenship groups, at . Permanent resident certificate holders have the highest, at .
Across the whole workforce, the median rose since . These figures are not adjusted for inflation, so they overstate the gain in buying power.
International business is the largest employer, with of all jobs. Since 2022 the biggest gain was in ( jobs) and the biggest loss in ( jobs).
Select a column heading to sort. Change is measured from 2022.