Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 90.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 90.9% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 92.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 2021.
That places United States Virgin Islands 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 91.4% | — |
| 1992 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.7% | 91.4% | 91.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 92.0% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 91.4% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 90.8% | 90.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in United States Virgin Islands was 90.9% 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 2021.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.