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Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 12 DS 2nd Quarter 2017 - 2018 Statistics Bulletin INTRODUCTION This issue provides an overview of the operational performance of the Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board (ABSSB) for the second quarter of 2018, with comparison to the same period of 2017.

It shares information on Registration, Active Contributors and Benefit Payment activities.

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o N 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Registration Activity 2nd Qtr 2017- 2018 746 Insured Persons Employers Self-Employed 200 84 2017 Year 116 85 2018 Figure 1 Figure 1 displays a breakdown of the registration activity for 2nd Qtr 2017 and 2018, respectively.

For the second quarter of 2018, newly insured persons increased by 26.0% relative to the same period in 2017.

Additionally, self-employed registration significantly decreased by 42.0%.
1 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 12 DS 2nd Quarter 2017 - 2018 Insured Persons Registration Table 1: Insured Persons by Age Group & Sex Age Group 2nd Qtr 2017 2nd Qtr 2018 Male Female Male Female 16 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60+ Total 120 103 39 21 17 1 143 84 31 18 14 1 152 127 44 29 13 0 194 108 52 19 8 0 301 291 365 381 Table 1 shares insured persons by age group and sex.
For the second largest quarter 2018, proportion insured persons was within the 16 – 19 year age group.

the [46.4%] of of There were increases to both male and female registration by 21.3% and 30.9%, respectively for the second quarter of 2018.
Table 2: Unemployed Insured Persons by Age Group & Sex Age Group 2nd Qtr 2017 2nd Qtr 2018 Male Female Male Female 16 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60+ Total 93 53 7 7 7 1 123 132 38 10 9 4 1 65 14 8 4 0 173 52 16 8 3 0 168 185 223 252 In 2018, 63.7% of the newly insured persons indicated that they were unemployed the point of registration.

at Data further revealed that the 16 - 19 age cohort had an increase of 41.2% unemployment when compared to the second quarter of 2017.
The number of new insured persons with unemployment status within the 20 – 29 age cohort increased by 28.6% when compared to the same period for the previous year.
2 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 12 DS 2nd Quarter 2017 - 2018 Table 3: Insured Persons Registration by Nationality Nationality 2nd Qtr 2017 2nd Qtr 2018 Antigua & Barbuda OECS CARICOM1 International Total 372 85 61 74 592 453 88 72 133 746 For the second quarter of 2018, there was an increase in registration of OECS and CARICOM nationals by 9.6% when compared to the same period for 2017.
(Table 3) Registration of insured persons from territories categorized as International increased by 79.0% relative to the second quarter of 2017.
1 Non-OECS 3 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 12 DS 2nd Quarter 2017 - 2018 Active Insured Activity Table 4: Active Contributors by Industry 2nd Qtr 2017 Industry Description Accommodation and food service activities Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use Administrative and support service activities Agriculture, forestry and fishing Arts, entertainment and recreation Construction Education Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply Financial and insurance activities Human health and social work activities Information and communication Manufacturing Mining and quarrying Other service activities Professional, scientific and technical activities Public administration and defence; compulsory 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 2 Inclusive of dual employment No.
of Employers No.
of Employees2 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 12 DS 2nd Quarter 2017 - 2018 Table 5: Active Contributors by Industry 2nd Qtr 2018 Industry Description Accommodation and food service activities Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use Administrative and support service activities Agriculture, forestry and fishing Arts, entertainment and recreation Construction Education Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply Financial and insurance activities Human health and social work activities Information and communication Manufacturing Mining and quarrying Other service activities Professional, scientific and technical activities Public administration and defence; compulsory 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 No.
of Employers No.

of Employees3 The number of active employers and employees by industry for the second quarter of 2017 and 2018, respectively are shown at Tables 4 and 5.
3 Inclusive of dual employment 5 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 12 DS 2nd Quarter 2017 - 2018 Benefits Activity: Short-Term Branch Short-Term Claims Submitted and Approved, 2nd Qtr 2017 1,709 1,649 137 133 89 89 29 5 Sickness Benefit Maternity Benefit Funeral Grant Other Grants Short-Term Claims Submitted and Approved 2nd Qtr 2018 2,013 1,877 131 116 95 94 25 11 Sickness Benefit Maternity Benefit Funeral Grant Other Grants 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 - 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 - Submitted Approved Figure 2 Submitted Approved Figure 3 6 Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Board Volume 4, Issue 12 DS 2nd Quarter 2017 - 2018 Benefits Activity: Long-Term Branch Number of Pensioners 2nd Qtr, 2017 & 2018 11,800 11,600 11,400 11,200 11,000 10,800 10,600 10,400 10,200 10,000 2017 2018 Figure 4 Apr May Jun Year 2017 2018 Apr 10,593 10,969 May 10,871 11,286 Jun 11,157 11,533 Figure 4 illustrates the number of pensioners in receipt of a monthly pension for the second quarter of 2017 and 2018, respectively.
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