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.