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Economy at a Glance
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Mayaguez, PR

Mayaguez, PR
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2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 68.4 68.2 68.7 68.9 68.8 (p)69.4

Employment(1)

 63.3 63.0 63.4 63.3 63.2 (p)63.0

Unemployment(1)

 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 (p)6.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 7.4 7.7 7.7 8.2 8.2 (p)9.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 56.5 56.8 57.2 57.1 57.1 (p)56.3

12-month % change

 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.9 1.6 (p)-1.2

Manufacturing(3)

 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.8 (p)5.9

12-month % change

 1.8 1.7 -6.3 1.7 0.0 (p)-9.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.9 (p)10.8

12-month % change

 0.9 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)-1.8

Information(3)

 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 (p)0.4

12-month % change

 -20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 (p)1.5

12-month % change

 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(3)

 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.9 (p)5.9

12-month % change

 1.8 5.5 5.4 0.0 3.5 (p)1.7

Education and Health Services(3)

 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.2 11.3 (p)11.1

12-month % change

 3.8 2.8 1.8 2.8 3.7 (p)1.8

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.3 (p)6.3

12-month % change

 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 3.3 (p)1.6

Government(3)

 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.2 (p)11.7

12-month % change

 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -0.8 -0.8 (p)-1.7

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: August 01, 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

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