Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 10.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 10.3% for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico peaked at 13.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2015.
Puerto Rico ranks 147th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.0% | — |
| 1992 | 12.6% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 10.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 9.7% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico was 10.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.