Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Puerto Rico

Employment in industry in Puerto Rico in 2025 — 14.7%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9 pp.

2025 14.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 141of 182
Period maximum 23.8%1992
Period minimum 14.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Puerto Rico, 1991–202512.51517.52022.52519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.8%1992: 23.8%1993: 23.7%1994: 22.9%1995: 22.6%1996: 21.5%1997: 21.5%1998: 21.7%1999: 22.1%2000: 22.1%2001: 21.5%2002: 19.9%2003: 19.5%2004: 19.3%2005: 18.9%2006: 19.4%2007: 19.2%2008: 18.1%2009: 17.7%2010: 17.4%2011: 17.1%2012: 16.9%2013: 16.6%2014: 16.3%2015: 16%2016: 16%2017: 15.8%2018: 15.8%2019: 15.8%2020: 15.8%2021: 15.4%2022: 15.4%2023: 15.2%2024: 14.9%2025: 14.7%
Change over the period: −9 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico 14.7%
World 23.7%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Puerto Rico, by year Puerto Rico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.7 −0.2 pp
2024 14.9 −0.2 pp
2023 15.2 −0.2 pp
2022 15.4 −0.1 pp
2021 15.4 −0.3 pp
2020 15.8 −0 pp
2019 15.8 +0 pp
2018 15.8 −0 pp
2017 15.8 −0.2 pp
2016 16 −0.1 pp
2015 16 −0.3 pp
2014 16.3 −0.3 pp
2013 16.6 −0.3 pp
2012 16.9 −0.3 pp
2011 17.1 −0.3 pp
2010 17.4 −0.3 pp
2009 17.7 −0.3 pp
2008 18.1 −1.1 pp
2007 19.2 −0.3 pp
2006 19.4 +0.5 pp
2005 18.9 −0.4 pp
2004 19.3 −0.2 pp
2003 19.5 −0.4 pp
2002 19.9 −1.7 pp
2001 21.5 −0.6 pp
2000 22.1 +0 pp
1999 22.1 +0.4 pp
1998 21.7 +0.2 pp
1997 21.5 −0 pp
1996 21.5 −1 pp
1995 22.6 −0.4 pp
1994 22.9 −0.7 pp
1993 23.7 −0.1 pp
1992 23.8 +0 pp
1991 23.8 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.