Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 77.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
77.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
7th
of 187 countries
All-time high
77.4%
in 2025
All-time low
67.6%
in 1992
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025

0204060801991200820251991: 67.81992: 67.61993: 67.71994: 67.91995: 69.21996: 70.51997: 69.71998: 69.21999: 68.92000: 69.52001: 69.62002: 712003: 71.52004: 71.12005: 71.82006: 72.32007: 72.42008: 73.22009: 73.62010: 73.92011: 74.32012: 74.62013: 752014: 75.32015: 75.62016: 75.72017: 75.92018: 762019: 762020: 75.82021: 76.42022: 76.62023: 76.82024: 77.12025: 77.4

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 77.4% for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico peaked at 77.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 1992.

That places Puerto Rico 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Puerto Rico, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 67.8%
1992 67.6% -0.3%
1993 67.7% +0.2%
1994 67.9% +0.3%
1995 69.2% +1.8%
1996 70.5% +1.9%
1997 69.7% -1.2%
1998 69.2% -0.7%
1999 68.9% -0.4%
2000 69.5% +1.0%
2001 69.6% +0.0%
2002 71.0% +2.1%
2003 71.5% +0.6%
2004 71.1% -0.6%
2005 71.8% +1.0%
2006 72.3% +0.7%
2007 72.4% +0.1%
2008 73.2% +1.1%
2009 73.6% +0.5%
2010 73.9% +0.4%
2011 74.3% +0.5%
2012 74.6% +0.5%
2013 75.0% +0.4%
2014 75.3% +0.4%
2015 75.6% +0.5%
2016 75.7% +0.1%
2017 75.9% +0.3%
2018 76.0% +0.1%
2019 76.0% -0.1%
2020 75.8% -0.1%
2021 76.4% +0.7%
2022 76.6% +0.2%
2023 76.8% +0.3%
2024 77.1% +0.4%
2025 77.4% +0.4%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 77.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.0%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 77.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57.8%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.7% 67.6% 70.5% 9
2000s 71.6% 69.5% 73.6% 10
2010s 75.2% 73.9% 76.0% 10
2020s 76.7% 75.8% 77.4% 6

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 4 Macao 80.9% compare
  2. 5 Jordan 78.0% compare
  3. 6 Channel Islands 77.4% compare
  4. 8 Netherlands 76.7% compare
  5. 9 Israel 75.9% compare
  6. 10 Hong Kong 75.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico?
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico was 77.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2025.
What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 1992.
How does Puerto Rico rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
Puerto Rico ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).