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Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 5, Issue 19 DS 2018 - 2019 Statistics Bulletin INTRODUCTION This issue provides an overview of the operational performance of the Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board (ABSSB) for the year 2019, with comparison to the previous year (2018).

It shares information on Registration, Active Contributors and Benefit Payment activities.
Registration Activity 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 - Registration Activity 2018 & 2019 3,017 2,939 272 291 125 181 Insured Persons Employers Self-Employed 2018 2019 Figure 1 Figure 1 shows registration activity for the years 2018 and 2019.

For 2019, the number of new insured persons increased by 2.7% in comparison to the previous year [2018].

In contrast, new registration of employers and self-employed persons increased by 7.0% and 44.8%, respectively.
1 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 5, Issue 19 DS 2018 - 2019 Insured Persons Registration Table 1: Insured Persons by Age Group & Sex Age Group 2018 2019 Male Female Male Female 16 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60+ Total 170 910 269 158 84 10 191 782 211 95 52 7 385 618 272 195 140 22 403 582 194 134 63 9 1,601 1,338 1,632 1,385 Table 1 shows new insured persons by age group and sex for the years 2018 and 2019.

For each respective year, there were more male registrants.
Persons between 20 and 29 years of age make up the largest proportion [39.8%] of new insured registrants for 2019.

Table 2: Unemployed Insured Persons by Age Group & Sex Age Group 2018 2019 Male Female Male Female 16 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60+ Total 144 554 55 45 19 2 167 538 75 24 35 2 331 295 56 52 42 7 357 332 64 54 31 6 819 841 783 844 Table 2 displays the number of unemployed new insured persons by age group and sex.
In 2019, 54.0% of the new insured persons indicated that they were unemployed at the point of registration.
2 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 5, Issue 19 DS 2018 - 2019 Table 3: Insured Persons Registration by Nationality Nationality 2018 2019 Antigua & Barbuda 1,658 1,556 OECS CARICOM1 International 581 481 219 660 538 263 Total 2,939 3,017 For 2019, there was a decrease in registration [6.2%] for nationals of Antigua and Barbuda and an increase of 13.6% for OECS nationals when compared to the same period for 2018.
(Table 3) Registration of insured persons from territories categorized as International increased by 20.0% relative to 2018.
1 Non-OECS 3 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 5, Issue 19 DS 2018 - 2019 Economic Activity: Contributors Table 4: Active Contributors by Industrial Classification 2018R & 2019R Industrial Classification Accommodation and food service activities Activities of households as employers… Administrative and support service activities Agriculture, forestry and fishing Arts, entertainment and recreation Construction Education Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning … Financial and insurance activities Human health and social work activities Information and communication Manufacturing Mining and quarrying Other service activities Professional, scientific … Public administration and … Social Security Real estate activities Transportation and storage Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles Grand Total 2018 R 2019 R No.
of Employers 392 479 No.

of Employees 9,121 710 No.

of Employers 387 431 No.


of Employees The number of active employers and employees (inclusive of dual employment) by industry for 2018 and 2019 are shown at Table 4.
Self-Employed persons increased by 2.6%, from 2,180 in 2018 to 2,236 in 2019.
4 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 5, Issue 19 DS 2018 - 2019 Benefits Activity: Short-Term Branch 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 - Short-Term Benefits Awarded 2018 & 2019 5,147 5,266 547 642 575 683 365 385 265 239 12 7 Sickness Benefit Maternity Allowance Maternity Grant Funeral Grant Age Grant Other Grants 2018 2019 Figure 3 Figure 3 shows the number of Short-term Benefits awarded for 2018 and 2019, respectively.
There was a slight increase [2.3%] in the number of Sickness Benefit awarded.

Maternity Benefit awarded increased by 18.1% in 2019 when compared to 2018.

A near 10.0% decline was observed in the number of Age Grants awarded in 2019.
5 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 5, Issue 19 DS 2018 - 2019 Benefits Activity: Long-Term Branch Number of Pensioners by Month 2018 & 2019 12,000 11,500 11,000 10,500 10,000 9,500 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2018 2019 Figure 4 Year 2018 2019 Jan 10,259 10,747 Feb Mar 11,165 10,813 11,744 11,319 Apr May 11,275 10,953 11,605 11,487 Jun 11,521 11,672 Jul 10,326 10,488 Aug 11,065 11,034 Sep 11,326 11,355 Oct Nov Dec 11,311 11,289 11,616 11,431 10,999 10,971 Figure 4 illustrates the number of pensioners in receipt of a monthly pension for the years 2018 and 2019, respectively.
Pensions are categorized as Contributory - Age, Invalidity and Survivors; and non- Contributory - Old- Age Assistance.

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