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Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 5, Issue 14 DS 2017 - 2018 Statistics Bulletin INTRODUCTION This issue provides an overview of the operational performance of the Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board (ABSSB) for the year 2018, with comparison to the previous year (2017).

It shares information on Registration, Active Contributors and Benefit Payment activities.
Registration Activity Registration Activity 2017- 2018 2,939 2,759 351 302 449 379 2017 2018 Insured Persons Employers Self-Employed Figure 1 s t n a r t s i g e R f o .

o N 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 Figure 1 shows registration activity for the years 2017 and 2018.

For 2018, the number of new insured persons increased by 6.5% in comparison to the previous year (2017).

In contrast, new registration of employers and self-employed persons decreased by 14.0% and 15.6%, respectively.
1 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 5, Issue 14 DS 2017 - 2018 Insured Persons Registration Table 1: Insured Persons by Age Group & Sex Age Group 2017 2018 Male Female Male Female 16 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60+ Total 538 495 173 115 68 3 556 477 185 102 45 2 600 548 237 144 70 2 624 398 191 80 42 3 1,392 1,367 1,601 1,338 Table 1 shows new insured persons by age group and sex for the years 2017 and 2018.
A 15.0% increase in male registrants was observed in 2018. largest proportion of new The insured persons for 2018 was 73.8% for persons below 30 years of age.

Table 2: Unemployed Insured Persons by Age Group & Sex Age Group 2017 2018 Male Female Male Female 16 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60+ Total 416 233 47 31 20 2 466 236 67 31 20 1 473 243 48 42 17 0 526 202 77 20 26 1 749 821 823 852 Table 2 displays the number of unemployed new insured persons by age group and sex.
In 2018, 57.0% of the newly insured persons indicated that they were unemployed at the point of registration.
2 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 5, Issue 14 DS 2017 - 2018 Table 3: Insured Persons Registration by Nationality Nationality 2017 2018 Antigua & Barbuda 1,532 1,651 OECS CARICOM1 International 411 287 529 316 392 580 Total 2,759 2,939 For 2018, there was an increase in registration of 7.8% for nationals of Antigua and Barbuda and a decrease of 23.1% for OECS nationals when compared to the same period for 2017.
(Table 3) Registration of insured persons from territories categorized as International increased by 9.6% relative to 2017.
1 Non-OECS 3 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 5, Issue 14 DS 2017 - 2018 Economic Activity: Contributors Table 4: Active Contributors by Industry 2017R & 2018P Industry Description 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 2017 2018 No.
of Empl’ers No.

of Empl’ees No.

of Empl’ers No.
of Empl’ees 9,028 730 2,828 180 1,147 2,495 1,343 959 1,446 1,566 594 1,360 20 660 859 9,882 1,148 2,386 61 585 3,102 7,113 44,979 561 2,948 6,902 45,594 The number of active employers and employees (inclusive of dual employment) by industry for 2017 and 2018, respectively, are shown at Table 4.

Self-Employed persons declined by 4.4% - from 2,015 in 2017 to 1,927 in 2018.
4 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 5, Issue 14 DS 2017 - 2018 Benefits Activity: Short-Term Branch Short-Term Benefit Claims Approved 2017 & 2018 6,000 5,587 s rie eficia 5,000 n e m B r e 4,000 rt-T o h r of S e 3,000 b m u N 2,000 1,000 - 4,992 1,276 900 343 365 267 267 Sickness Benefit Maternity Benefit Funeral Grant Other Grants 2017 2018 Figure 3 Figure 3 shows the short term claims approved for 2017 and 2018.
There was a decrease in the number of Sickness Benefit by 10.5% and Maternity Benefit claims by 29.5% approved in 2018 when compared to 2017.

This was basically as a result of the decline in claims submitted.
5 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 5, Issue 14 DS 2017 - 2018 Benefits Activity: Long-Term Branch Number of Pensioners by Month 2017 & 2018 s r e n o i s n e P f o r e b m u N 12,000 11,500 11,000 10,500 10,000 9,500 9,000 8,500 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2017 2018 Figure 4 Year 2017 2018 Jan 9,696 10,268 Feb Mar 10,751 10,377 11,180 10,822 Apr May 10,871 10,593 11,286 10,970 Jun 11,157 11,537 Jul Aug 10,900 11,079 10,379 10,333 Sep 11,129 11,337 Oct Nov Dec 11,043 10,981 11,295 11,298 10,746 11,003 Figure 4 illustrates the number of pensioners in receipt of a monthly pension for the years 2017 and 2018, respectively.
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