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Puerto Rico (US) — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Puerto Rico (US), 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
42.78%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · -4.1% since 1990
Labor participation for Puerto Rico (US) was 42.78% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 47.70% in 1997. The lowest was 38.02% in 2015 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.12% per year.
Puerto Rico (US) ranks 171 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 91%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 63.14%, so Puerto Rico (US) sits below it. It peaked in 1997 and has fallen 10% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 13%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
42.78%
First (1990)
44.59%
Change
-4.1%
Highest
47.70%
in 1997
Lowest
38.02%
in 2015
Average
43.53%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.12%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.78% |
| 2024 | 42.62% |
| 2023 | 42.13% |
| 2022 | 41.83% |
| 2021 | 41.29% |
| 2020 | 39.25% |
| 2019 | 38.59% |
| 2018 | 38.58% |
| 2017 | 38.24% |
| 2016 | 38.16% |
| 2015 | 38.02% |
| 2014 | 38.29% |
Reading this correctly. Proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is economically active: supplying labor for the production of goods and services. Figures are in % of population ages 15+. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.