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News Releases:
Sep
04
Municipio Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — First Quarter 2026

Employment declined 3.0 percent in Puerto Rico’s only large municipio, San Juan, from March 2025 to March 2026.

Jun
15
Occupational Employment and Wages in Arecibo — May 2025

Workers in the Arecibo, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $16.65 in May 2025, compared to the United States average of $33.54.

Mar
05
Business Employment Dynamics in Puerto Rico — Second Quarter 2025

From March 2025 to June 2025, Puerto Rico had 53,345 gross job gains and 46,382 gross job losses in the private sector.

Puerto Rico Economy at a Glance:
Puerto Rico
Data Series Back
Data		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026		 May
2026		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,234.5 1,234.2 1,232.4 1,236.0 1,245.3 1,254.2

Employment(1)

 1,165.4 1,165.2 1,163.4 1,164.4 1,170.7 1,177.8

Unemployment(1)

 69.1 69.0 69.0 71.5 74.6 76.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 953.9 958.0 952.5 955.9 957.8 (p)958.8

12-month % change

 0.0 0.4 -0.3 0.2 0.9 (p)0.9

Mining and Logging(3)

 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 (p)0.6

12-month % change

 16.7 0.0 16.7 16.7 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 39.6 39.7 39.3 39.2 38.9 (p)39.1

12-month % change

 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 (p)0.5

Manufacturing(3)

 80.4 80.5 80.3 80.4 81.2 (p)81.4

12-month % change

 0.0 -0.4 -0.5 0.0 0.9 (p)1.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 190.5 191.4 192.2 191.5 192.1 (p)192.7

12-month % change

 -1.1 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 1.2 (p)1.2

Information(3)

 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.9 (p)11.8

12-month % change

 -8.3 -5.5 -4.8 -4.8 -4.0 (p)-3.3

Financial Activities(3)

 50.8 50.7 50.9 50.8 51.1 (p)51.2

12-month % change

 1.2 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.2 (p)0.8

Professional & Business Services(3)

 134.4 136.7 135.2 134.8 134.4 (p)133.7

12-month % change

 -1.2 0.4 -1.1 -1.2 -1.7 (p)-2.6

Education & Health Services(3)

 129.8 129.6 129.4 128.7 129.0 (p)128.6

12-month % change

 2.4 2.0 2.1 1.6 2.7 (p)2.1

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 103.7 104.8 105.5 105.1 104.9 (p)104.6

12-month % change

 4.6 5.3 5.9 5.4 5.5 (p)4.8

Other Services(3)

 18.5 18.7 18.9 19.3 19.2 (p)19.3

12-month % change

 -6.6 -4.1 -3.6 -1.0 1.6 (p)0.5

Government(3)

 193.4 193.3 188.1 193.5 194.5 (p)195.8

12-month % change

 -1.6 -1.8 -4.5 -1.8 -0.5 (p)0.6

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
San Juan Area Economic Summary (PDF) Economic Summary Sep 2026
Ponce Area Economic Summary (PDF) Economic Summary Sep 2026
Aguadilla Area Economic Summary (PDF) Economic Summary Sep 2026
Municipio Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — First Quarter 2026 Pay, Employment News Release Sep 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Arecibo — May 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2026
Business Employment Dynamics in Puerto Rico — Second Quarter 2025 Employment News Release Mar 2026
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 Pay, Employment News Release Jun 2024