Numbers of jobs in Puerto Rico

All Occupations

Year Number
2004 973,460
2005 1,026,290
2006 1,031,650
2007 1,014,970
2008 999,010
2009 962,030
2010 950,570
2011 930,940
2012 942,080
2013 927,460
2014 902,930
2015 890,760
2016 883,360
2017 875,780
2018 846,010
2019 865,160

Management Occupations

Year Number
2004 36,440
2005 36,510
2006 40,210
2007 33,830
2008 33,860
2009 33,140
2010 36,100
2011 34,140
2012 35,510
2013 35,490
2014 36,950
2015 37,990
2016 38,350
2017 37,930
2018 36,820
2019 38,740

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Year Number
2004 33,700
2005 35,570
2006 37,160
2007 38,700
2008 41,980
2009 43,090
2010 41,950
2011 40,390
2012 40,210
2013 40,250
2014 39,480
2015 39,860
2016 41,220
2017 42,000
2018 42,290
2019 43,170

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Year Number
2004 8,890
2005 9,320
2006 10,290
2007 10,150
2008 9,930
2009 9,550
2010 10,180
2011 10,160
2012 10,400
2013 10,020
2014 9,780
2015 10,050
2016 11,260
2017 11,470
2018 11,830
2019 12,100

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Year Number
2004 11,180
2005 12,550
2006 13,470
2007 12,230
2008 12,410
2009 13,110
2010 11,890
2011 12,650
2012 13,090
2013 13,220
2014 12,960
2015 12,540
2016 13,200
2017 13,410
2018 13,390
2019 14,090

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Year Number
2004 7,780
2005 8,610
2006 9,030
2007 9,070
2008 8,140
2009 8,720
2010 7,560
2011 6,510
2012 6,550
2013 6,330
2014 7,400
2015 6,180
2016 6,140
2017 5,770
2018 6,200
2019 6,360

Community and Social Service Occupations

Year Number
2005 18,250
2006 16,510
2007 17,180
2008 14,530
2009 11,540
2010 18,720
2011 17,590
2012 17,810
2013 16,470
2014 15,690
2015 15,330
2016 14,960
2017 15,120
2018 14,750
2019 14,930

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2004 4,170
2005 4,870
2006 3,970
2007 3,980
2008 3,830
2009 4,600
2010 4,450
2011 3,950
2012 4,160
2013 4,170
2014 4,260
2015 3,850
2016 4,110
2017 4,580
2018 4,480
2019 4,160

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Year Number
2004 66,050
2005 70,840
2006 68,930
2007 25,420
2008 23,720
2009 30,690
2010 92,280
2011 93,030
2012 42,540
2013 73,910
2014 64,740
2015 64,250
2016 65,820
2017 65,380
2018 64,170
2019 61,920

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Year Number
2004 6,110
2005 6,510
2006 6,670
2007 6,720
2008 7,080
2009 7,030
2010 6,330
2011 5,890
2012 5,900
2013 6,380
2014 6,310
2015 6,230
2016 6,890
2017 6,850
2018 6,140
2019 5,740

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2004 41,900
2005 43,700
2006 43,720
2007 43,880
2008 44,440
2009 45,240
2010 44,500
2011 43,460
2012 44,070
2013 46,500
2014 47,430
2015 49,210
2016 47,230
2017 50,790
2018 48,620
2019 50,070

Healthcare Support Occupations

Year Number
2004 12,550
2005 14,380
2006 13,470
2007 16,450
2008 13,090
2009 15,950
2010 15,580
2011 11,130
2012 16,570
2013 17,600
2014 16,180
2015 15,570
2016 15,480
2017 15,650
2018 14,550
2019 14,590

Protective Service Occupations

Year Number
2004 36,400
2005 66,310
2006 63,020
2007 65,530
2008 67,030
2009 58,090
2010 61,890
2011 62,320
2012 63,250
2013 61,870
2014 57,670
2015 53,830
2016 53,750
2017 49,110
2018 50,950
2019 48,450

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2004 67,580
2005 68,350
2006 63,920
2007 63,680
2008 66,050
2009 65,800
2010 66,160
2011 66,520
2012 66,460
2013 59,840
2014 61,620
2015 71,670
2016 71,310
2017 70,990
2018 64,870
2019 69,950

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Year Number
2004 41,110
2005 43,610
2006 44,570
2007 39,170
2008 38,530
2009 42,890
2010 44,710
2011 41,810
2012 44,170
2013 45,350
2014 43,560
2015 40,210
2016 40,630
2017 40,290
2018 39,430
2019 39,700

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Year Number
2004 12,310
2005 12,380
2006 11,830
2007 10,880
2008 10,150
2009 9,790
2010 9,650
2011 9,660
2012 8,910
2013 8,610
2014 9,990
2015 10,750
2016 10,330
2017 10,300
2018 7,900
2019 8,240

Sales and Related Occupations

Year Number
2004 104,640
2005 110,290
2006 109,620
2007 110,590
2008 108,130
2009 103,250
2010 99,780
2011 106,840
2012 108,430
2013 109,630
2014 110,450
2015 111,900
2016 108,210
2017 105,860
2018 98,000
2019 103,140

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Year Number
2004 165,000
2005 177,160
2006 173,040
2007 170,850
2008 172,220
2009 167,300
2010 161,690
2011 153,950
2012 152,150
2013 152,410
2014 149,380
2015 149,380
2016 148,990
2017 143,450
2018 135,540
2019 137,990

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Year Number
2004 1,180
2005 1,490
2006 1,230
2007 780
2008 440
2009 600
2010 1,110
2011 1,110
2012 830
2013 1,470
2014 1,350
2015 1,670
2016 1,090
2017 1,260
2018 1,410
2019 1,030

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Year Number
2004 61,760
2005 64,630
2006 65,180
2007 64,610
2008 61,610
2009 52,650
2010 39,180
2011 34,490
2012 37,260
2013 35,320
2014 30,740
2015 29,120
2016 27,860
2017 26,590
2018 26,960
2019 27,580

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Year Number
2004 36,170
2005 36,910
2006 37,300
2007 36,320
2008 34,140
2009 34,180
2010 30,520
2011 29,950
2012 28,920
2013 29,110
2014 28,280
2015 29,840
2016 28,550
2017 28,820
2018 27,200
2019 30,070

Production Occupations

Year Number
2004 86,300
2005 87,590
2006 85,510
2007 83,210
2008 78,750
2009 73,240
2010 65,980
2011 65,020
2012 62,290
2013 55,010
2014 60,120
2015 56,290
2016 53,030
2017 53,560
2018 53,300
2019 54,660

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Year Number
2004 83,110
2005 87,430
2006 85,710
2007 80,800
2008 77,070
2009 71,420
2010 70,350
2011 66,560
2012 68,400
2013 67,170
2014 64,310
2015 60,250
2016 58,270
2017 60,700
2018 60,370
2019 62,540

Metro Areas in Puerto Rico