Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 9.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Puerto Rico, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 9.0% for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Puerto Rico peaked at 13.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2020.
Puerto Rico ranks 89th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Puerto Rico?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Puerto Rico was 9.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Puerto Rico ranks 89th out of 152 countries with data for 2020.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).