Which country in North America has the most jobs in industry?

Mexico has the most jobs in industry in North America: 24.5% of jobs (2025). Next come Trinidad and Tobago (24.2% of jobs) and El Salvador (23.1% of jobs).

Which country in North America has the fewest jobs in industry?

Haiti, with 8.8% of jobs (2025).

What is the typical jobs in industry of a country in North America?

The median of the 19 countries in North America is 18.5% of jobs: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.

Where do the figures come from?

The share of people in work who work in industry: mining, manufacturing, construction and utilities. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Countries in North America by jobs in industry

The share of people in work who work in industry: mining, manufacturing, construction and utilities. 19 countries in North America, highest first. World Bank, 2025

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Highest

24.5%

Mexico

Median country

18.5%

half above, half below

Lowest

8.8%

Haiti

Countries in North America by jobs in industry, World Bank, 2025
#	Country	% of jobs	Region
1	Mexico	24.5%	Central America
2	Trinidad and Tobago	24.2%	Caribbean
3	El Salvador	23.1%	Central America
4	Guatemala	22.7%	Central America
5	Honduras	21.6%	Central America
6	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	21.1%	Caribbean
7	Dominican Republic	19.0%	Caribbean
8	United States	18.9%	Northern America
9	Canada	18.7%	Northern America
10	Costa Rica	18.5%	Central America
11	Jamaica	17.1%	Caribbean
12	Panama	17.0%	Central America
=13	Cuba	16.9%	Caribbean
=13	Nicaragua	16.9%	Central America
=15	Barbados	16.2%	Caribbean
=15	Saint Lucia	16.2%	Caribbean
17	Belize	15.3%	Central America
18	Bahamas	14.8%	Caribbean
19	Haiti	8.8%	Caribbean

No World Bank figure for 4 countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.

Place	% of jobs	Status
US Virgin Islands	16.6%	Territory of United States of America
Puerto Rico	14.7%	Territory of United States of America

Questions

Which country in North America has the most jobs in industry?: Mexico has the most jobs in industry in North America: 24.5% of jobs (2025). Next come Trinidad and Tobago (24.2% of jobs) and El Salvador (23.1% of jobs).
Which country in North America has the fewest jobs in industry?: Haiti, with 8.8% of jobs (2025).
What is the typical jobs in industry of a country in North America?: The median of the 19 countries in North America is 18.5% of jobs: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?: The share of people in work who work in industry: mining, manufacturing, construction and utilities. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.