Employment in services (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 84.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico is 84.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico peaked at 84.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 1991.
That places Puerto Rico 9th 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 (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.3% | — |
| 1992 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 74.2% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 75.5% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 72.3% | 75.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 75.8% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 81.0% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 82.9% | 84.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 6 Channel Islands 85.3% compare
- 7 Netherlands 84.5% compare
- 8 Bahamas 84.4% compare
- 10 Israel 84.1% compare
- 11 French Polynesia 83.7% compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.2% compare
More work & labour data for Puerto Rico
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -2.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -2.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5786 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 142.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 521.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 473.93 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 995.62 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico was 84.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 1991.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).