Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico
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2018

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)1,090.8 (2)1,092.5 (2)1,095.1 1,094.9 1,089.7 1,087.7

Employment(1)

 (2)973.8 (2)974.0 (2)975.1 975.6 974.2 975.6

Unemployment(1)

 (2)117.0 (2)118.5 (2)119.9 119.3 115.4 112.2

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)10.7 (2)10.8 (2)11.0 10.9 10.6 10.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 836.2 842.2 846.4 846.9 849.9 (p)851.5

12-month % change

 -6.6 -5.7 -5.1 -4.9 -4.3 (p)-4.0

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 20.1 20.3 21.1 20.2 20.7 (p)21.2

12-month % change

 -12.6 -10.6 -4.5 -8.2 -5.0 (p)-0.9

Manufacturing(4)

 70.0 70.2 69.8 70.0 70.0 (p)70.0

12-month % change

 -4.6 -4.2 -4.8 -4.1 -3.8 (p)-3.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 159.6 160.3 161.0 162.6 164.1 (p)164.5

12-month % change

 -8.6 -8.0 -7.3 -6.5 -5.7 (p)-5.6

Information(4)

 17.1 17.0 17.0 17.3 17.3 (p)17.5

12-month % change

 -0.6 -1.2 -0.6 -2.8 -2.8 (p)-1.1

Financial Activities(4)

 41.9 41.9 41.9 41.8 42.1 (p)41.9

12-month % change

 -1.6 -2.1 -1.6 -1.9 -1.2 (p)-1.6

Professional & Business Services(4)

 111.3 113.0 113.1 113.1 114.0 (p)114.9

12-month % change

 -4.4 -3.2 -3.1 -2.7 -1.6 (p)-1.0

Education & Health Services(4)

 117.9 116.3 116.4 116.0 116.0 (p)115.8

12-month % change

 -3.7 -4.8 -4.8 -5.1 -4.7 (p)-5.1

Leisure & Hospitality(4)

 67.8 72.9 77.0 77.8 78.2 (p)78.7

12-month % change

 -15.9 -8.8 -4.5 -4.0 -4.2 (p)-3.4

Other Services(4)

 17.5 17.4 17.5 17.3 17.2 (p)17.3

12-month % change

 -1.7 -2.2 -1.1 -2.8 -3.4 (p)-2.8

Government(4)

 213.0 212.9 211.6 210.8 210.3 (p)209.7

12-month % change

 -6.4 -5.8 -6.4 -6.0 -5.5 (p)-5.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Reflects new population controls and revised seasonal adjustment.
(3) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: April 20, 2018

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Puerto Rico includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

 

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