Geographic Information > New York–New Jersey > Puerto Rico > Arecibo

Arecibo

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published

Arecibo, PR Economy at a Glance:

Arecibo, PR
Data Series Back
Data		 Aug
2018		 Sept
2018		 Oct
2018		 Nov
2018		 Dec
2018		 Jan
2019

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 51.5 51.6 51.9 52.0 (p)53.3 (p)51.5

Employment(1)

 46.0 46.4 46.8 46.9 (p)47.3 (p)46.1

Unemployment(1)

 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.2 (p)6.0 (p)5.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 10.7 10.0 10.0 9.9 (p)11.2 (p)10.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 33.4 33.8 34.1 34.3 35.2 (p)33.8

12-month % change

 -0.6 0.3 7.6 5.5 4.1 (p)5.0

Government(3)

 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 (p)9.9

12-month % change

 -5.6 -3.8 -2.9 -2.9 -2.9 (p)-2.0

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