Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 87.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico is 87.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico peaked at 88.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 84.6% | — |
| 1992 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 85.4% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 87.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.8%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 87.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.9%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.2% | 84.6% | 86.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 84.6% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 83.4% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Puerto Rico was 87.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.