Labour force participation in Puerto Rico (US)
The ILO estimates that 42.8% of people aged 15 and over in Puerto Rico (US) were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2009.
Puerto Rico (US), 2025
42.8%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
166th of 181
Labour force participation in Puerto Rico (US) over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Puerto Rico (US) | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.8% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 42.6% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 42.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 38.0%, the figure has changed by +4.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Puerto Rico (US) has the 166th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Puerto Rico (US)
All statistics for Puerto Rico (US)
Women's labour force participation
36.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
40.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
14.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
1.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
14.7%
2025 · World Bank