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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
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2019

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 52.2 53.0 53.2 51.9 51.4 (p)52.0

Employment(1)

 47.2 47.9 48.3 47.7 46.6 (p)46.4

Unemployment(1)

 5.0 5.1 4.9 4.2 4.8 (p)5.6

Unemployment Rate(2)

 9.6 9.6 9.2 8.2 9.4 (p)10.7

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 34.2 34.0 34.1 34.4 34.6 (p)34.7

12-month % change

 2.7 2.1 4.3 3.0 2.4 (p)1.8

Government(3)

 10.2 10.1 10.4 10.6 10.6 (p)10.5

12-month % change

 0.0 -1.9 6.1 5.0 3.9 (p)2.9

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