Labour Force (Total) rose 4.82% to 1.14 mil in Puerto Rico in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Puerto Rico reached an all time high of 1.37 mil in 1999 and an all time low of 1.08 mil in 2020. When compared to Puerto Rico's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Dominican Republic amounted to 5.03 mil, 5.01 mil in Haiti, 1.42 mil in Jamaica and 165 mil in USA in 2021.
Puerto Rico has been ranked 140th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Canada | mil | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | mil | 5.29 | 5.30 | 5.32 | 5.34 | 5.34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | mil | 4.58 | 4.69 | 4.75 | 4.93 | 5.11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | mil | 4.59 | 4.68 | 4.76 | 4.85 | 4.93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | mil | 1.35 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 66.2 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 69.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 52.0 | 52.8 | 53.5 | 54.5 | 55.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | mil | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.10 | 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 |
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