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Puerto Rico Economy at a Glance:

Puerto Rico

Data Series	Back Data	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		1,233.6	1,234.2	1,234.9	1,235.8	1,238.1	1,237.7
Employment(1)		1,166.5	1,166.9	1,167.1	1,168.4	1,169.7	1,169.4
Unemployment(1)		67.1	67.3	67.8	67.5	68.3	68.3
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		959.1	960.9	962.9	964.8	963.4	(p)966.0
12-month % change		0.7	0.7	1.0	1.0	1.0	(p)1.7
Mining and Logging(3)		0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	(p)0.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	16.7	16.7	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(3)		38.8	38.8	38.9	38.9	39.2	(p)39.7
12-month % change		7.5	5.4	6.3	6.0	6.2	(p)6.7
Manufacturing(3)		83.5	83.3	83.5	83.4	83.1	(p)82.6
12-month % change		-1.4	-1.7	-0.9	-1.1	-1.9	(p)-1.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		191.3	191.4	192.0	191.7	192.5	(p)192.5
12-month % change		0.9	0.9	1.4	1.0	1.3	(p)1.2
Information(3)		14.1	13.9	13.8	13.9	13.8	(p)13.8
12-month % change		-1.4	-1.4	-0.7	0.7	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		50.3	50.5	50.5	50.8	50.4	(p)50.5
12-month % change		2.7	2.9	1.8	2.2	1.2	(p)0.6
Professional & Business Services(3)		139.1	139.0	138.8	139.1	136.9	(p)138.1
12-month % change		0.9	0.6	0.4	0.1	-1.0	(p)2.0
Education & Health Services(3)		126.6	126.9	127.0	127.4	127.6	(p)127.8
12-month % change		1.1	1.1	1.4	1.8	1.9	(p)3.0
Leisure & Hospitality(3)		98.2	99.0	100.0	100.6	100.9	(p)101.5
12-month % change		2.3	2.4	3.7	3.9	3.9	(p)4.7
Other Services(3)		19.5	19.5	19.5	19.5	19.5	(p)19.5
12-month % change		2.1	1.6	2.1	2.1	1.6	(p)1.0
Government(3)		197.1	198.0	198.2	198.8	198.8	(p)199.4
12-month % change		-1.5	-0.9	-1.0	-0.6	0.2	(p)0.9
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayIndustry price indexes
Municipio Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — First Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Apr 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Ponce — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Aguadilla-Isabela — May 2022	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2023
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