Puerto Rico - Self-employed

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Puerto Rico was 9.34 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 9.34 in 2019, while its lowest value was 6.97 in 1994.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 7.95
1992 7.62
1993 7.47
1994 6.97
1995 7.56
1996 7.51
1997 7.61
1998 7.30
1999 7.48
2000 7.11
2001 7.08
2002 8.11
2003 7.33
2004 7.84
2005 7.65
2006 8.34
2007 8.90
2008 7.66
2009 7.29
2010 7.71
2011 7.24
2012 8.59
2013 8.35
2014 8.11
2015 7.87
2016 7.84
2017 7.86
2018 8.67
2019 9.34

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Puerto Rico was 23.59 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 23.59 in 2019, while its lowest value was 18.28 in 1998.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 19.85
1992 19.56
1993 19.66
1994 20.39
1995 20.00
1996 19.23
1997 19.18
1998 18.28
1999 19.65
2000 19.52
2001 18.73
2002 19.67
2003 19.42
2004 19.26
2005 19.53
2006 20.20
2007 20.25
2008 20.04
2009 20.44
2010 20.17
2011 21.51
2012 20.98
2013 21.82
2014 22.64
2015 23.45
2016 22.38
2017 21.35
2018 22.91
2019 23.59

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Puerto Rico was 17.32 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 17.32 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.93 in 2001.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 15.42
1992 15.00
1993 14.84
1994 15.09
1995 15.08
1996 14.67
1997 14.65
1998 14.00
1999 14.62
2000 14.46
2001 13.93
2002 14.87
2003 14.41
2004 14.52
2005 14.56
2006 15.16
2007 15.39
2008 14.72
2009 14.73
2010 14.69
2011 15.27
2012 15.61
2013 15.98
2014 16.34
2015 16.68
2016 16.04
2017 15.44
2018 16.65
2019 17.32

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity