Employment in services (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 81.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands stood at 81.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 81.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 1991.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 14th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 71.2% | — |
| 1992 | 71.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 73.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.0% | 71.2% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 73.1% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 76.2% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 80.6% | 81.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands was 81.9% 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 1991.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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).