Industry Trends

Sector-level performance and growth data for Puerto Rico. Select an industry to explore its dashboard.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026

Manufacturing Overview

Manufacturing PMI

54.1

+3.2% from prior month

Jun 2026 | Inst. de Estadísticas de PR

Manufacturing Employment

81.4

+0.2% from prior month

In thousands | As of Aug 2026

YoY Employment Change

+1.4%

+1.1K from prior month

Aug 2025 to Aug 2026

PMI data from Instituto de Estadísticas de Puerto Rico via Indicadores.PR (live API). PMI > 50 = expansion; PMI < 50 = contraction.

Manufacturing Employment Over Time

Total manufacturing payroll employment in Puerto Rico (thousands). The axis starts at 25K, not zero, so month-to-month movement is visible

Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) Trend

Monthly PMI readings since May 2010. Above 50 = expansion, below 50 = contraction

Total Mfg Employees

80,188

2025 · -3.0% vs 2024

Avg Annual Salary

$47,933

2025 · +5.6% vs 2024

Establishments

2,136

2025 · -0.2% vs 2024

Sub-sector data from BLS Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW), 2025 annual averages. Private sector only. Some subsectors may be suppressed for confidentiality.

Employees & Avg Annual Salary by Sub-Sector

Number of employees (bars) and average annual salary (line) for 2025, ranked by headcount

Change in Employees by Sub-Sector

Employees gained or lost between 2024 and 2025, ranked by change. Sub-sectors reported in only one of the two years are omitted — QCEW suppresses figures for confidentiality, so an absence is not a fall to zero