Municipio Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — Fourth Quarter 2025

Employment declined 2.1 percent in Puerto Rico’s only large municipio, San Juan, from December 2024 to December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that employment in San Juan stood at 259,200 in December 2025, accounting for 26.6 percent of total employment in Puerto Rico. (See table 1.) Nationwide, the 372 largest counties comprise 73.4 percent of total covered employment in the United States. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2024.)

Large municipio average weekly wages in the fourth quarter 2025

The average weekly wage in San Juan increased 3.1 percent over the year to $889. The average weekly wage in Puerto Rico was $735. The national average was $1,569, up 4.2 percent over the year.

Smaller municipio average weekly wages in the fourth quarter of 2025

Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 77 small counties in Puerto Rico, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2024. (See table 2.) Wage levels for all 77 smaller municipios were below the national average. Juncos reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,011). Las Marías reported the lowest average weekly wage ($403) in the commonwealth.

Among all 78 Puerto Rico municipios, 17 reported average weekly wages of less than $550, 20 had wages from $550 to $599, 14 had wages from $600 to $649, 14 had wages from $650 to $699, and 13 had average weekly wages of $700 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)

Map 1. Average weekly wages by municipio in Puerto Rico, fourth quarter 2025

(U.S. Average = $1,569)

Additional statistics and other information

QCEW data for states have been included in this release in table 3.

Nationwide coverage of the largest counties is published in the County Employment and Wages news release. Additional information about quarterly employment and wages data is available in the news release Technical Note and from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages website.

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The County Employment and Wages release for the first quarter 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, August 28, 2026.

Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the largest municipio in Puerto Rico, fourth quarter 2025
Area	Establishments, fourth quarter (thousands)	Employment			Average weekly wage (1)
Area	Establishments, fourth quarter (thousands)	December 2025 (thousands)	Percent change, December 2024–25 (2)	National ranking by percent change (3)	Fourth quarter 2025 ($)	National ranking by level (3)	Percent change, fourth quarter 2024–25 (2)	National ranking by percent change (3)
United States (4)	12,428.4	156,700.2	0.2	--	1,569	--	4.2	--
Puerto Rico	53.5	974.7	-0.2	--	735	(3)	2.8	(3)
San Juan	12.3	259.2	-2.1	(6)	889	(6)	3.1	(6)
Footnotes: (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Percent changes were computed from employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications. (3) Ranking does not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. (4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. (6) This county was not included in the U.S. rankings.
Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all municipios in Puerto Rico, fourth quarter 2025
Area	Establishments	Employment December 2025	Average weekly wage ($) (1)
United States (2)	12,428,415	156,700,218	1,569
Puerto Rico	53,474	974,662	735
Adjuntas	243	1,692	475
Aguada	649	5,186	516
Aguadilla	1,063	20,124	821
Aguas Buenas	175	1,846	559
Aibonito	336	6,488	660
Añasco	328	6,747	734
Arecibo	1,221	22,902	644
Arroyo	115	2,899	702
Barceloneta	326	11,142	764
Barranquitas	397	3,341	580
Bayamón	3,147	56,858	678
Cabo Rojo	711	6,659	490
Caguas	2,443	45,997	681
Camuy	408	4,693	524
Canóvanas	415	6,137	613
Carolina	2,139	51,788	694
Cataño	329	11,475	829
Cayey	536	10,442	661
Ceiba	106	1,432	610
Ciales	160	1,952	560
Cidra	427	6,870	669
Coamo	353	3,926	569
Comerío	143	1,885	554
Corozal	354	3,726	560
Culebra	68	522	576
Dorado	773	11,713	753
Fajardo	520	9,542	605
Florida	65	1,192	520
Guánica	115	2,076	509
Guayama	505	10,147	613
Guayanilla	141	2,306	633
Guaynabo	2,763	59,539	907
Gurabo	433	8,545	683
Hatillo	662	10,115	527
Hormigueros	221	3,697	499
Humacao	858	17,853	676
Isabela	622	7,706	564
Jayuya	184	3,152	555
Juana Diaz	395	7,627	712
Juncos	290	8,956	1,011
Lajas	257	3,808	497
Lares	370	4,330	505
Las Marías	104	1,158	403
Las Piedras	332	7,314	687
Loiza	102	1,683	561
Luquillo	187	2,253	566
Manati	654	14,715	722
Maricao	65	1,257	561
Maunabo	73	1,539	878
Mayaguez	1,637	33,086	640
Moca	533	5,449	531
Morovis	242	2,672	568
Naguabo	203	2,430	618
Naranjito	367	4,271	626
Orocovis	240	3,083	537
Patillas	123	1,766	615
Peñuelas	194	2,711	654
Ponce	2,407	48,089	644
Quebradillas	280	2,842	508
Rincón	295	2,670	517
Rio Grande	435	6,443	613
Sabana Grande	232	3,616	544
Salinas	239	3,854	685
San Germán	436	7,830	590
San Juan	12,250	259,210	889
San Lorenzo	301	5,005	708
San Sebastian	720	6,705	491
Santa Isabel	273	7,020	693
Toa Alta	462	4,712	573
Toa Baja	833	14,755	673
Trujillo Alto	634	10,711	552
Utuado	313	3,579	554
Vega Alta	372	4,594	645
Vega Baja	578	8,926	662
Vieques	151	1,648	550
Villalba	185	3,746	619
Yabucoa	226	2,987	557
Yauco	476	6,348	564
Footnotes: (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, fourth quarter 2025
State	Establishments, fourth quarter (thousands)	Employment		Average weekly wage (1)
State	Establishments, fourth quarter (thousands)	December 2025 (thousands)	Percent change, December 2024–25	Fourth quarter 2025 ($)	National ranking by level	Percent change, fourth quarter 2024–25	National ranking by percent change
United States (2)	12,428.4	156,700.2	0.2	1,569	--	4.2	--
Alabama	167.4	2,135.3	0.5	1,301	36	3.7	37
Alaska	25.3	317.3	-0.3	1,497	16	4.7	14
Arizona	227.4	3,278.3	0.0	1,446	20	3.0	47
Arkansas	113.0	1,318.2	0.4	1,213	49	5.0	8
California	2,013.7	18,351.7	0.6	1,954	4	4.6	16
Colorado	258.5	2,896.4	-0.6	1,683	8	5.6	3
Connecticut	149.8	1,706.5	0.1	1,801	6	5.0	8
Delaware	47.3	481.0	0.1	1,502	15	4.7	14
District of Columbia	51.0	726.1	-4.5	2,587	1	4.1	24
Florida	886.2	10,013.2	0.3	1,471	17	4.8	12
Georgia	398.7	4,925.4	0.1	1,440	21	3.5	40
Hawaii	63.0	650.0	-0.2	1,411	25	5.0	8
Idaho	104.3	875.7	1.8	1,303	35	5.8	2
Illinois	387.7	6,089.5	-0.1	1,588	11	3.3	42
Indiana	195.6	3,211.2	0.1	1,276	40	4.5	17
Iowa	110.6	1,560.0	-0.2	1,282	39	3.7	37
Kansas	101.8	1,443.2	-0.1	1,268	44	4.1	24
Kentucky	161.3	2,008.7	-0.1	1,235	46	3.8	34
Louisiana	159.2	1,927.3	-0.5	1,267	45	3.2	44
Maine	67.6	644.7	-0.1	1,332	33	4.2	21
Maryland	199.5	2,754.6	-1.1	1,616	10	3.0	47
Massachusetts	298.5	3,625.5	-0.9	1,980	2	4.9	11
Michigan	316.9	4,412.7	0.0	1,427	23	4.2	21
Minnesota	215.2	2,948.0	0.0	1,505	14	3.7	37
Mississippi	92.2	1,180.9	0.3	1,075	51	5.1	7
Missouri	259.9	2,920.8	-0.1	1,324	34	4.4	18
Montana	62.3	512.3	-0.1	1,296	38	3.3	42
Nebraska	78.5	1,024.0	-0.2	1,275	42	4.0	31
Nevada	111.0	1,592.1	1.7	1,395	27	3.2	44
New Hampshire	67.9	688.8	-0.6	1,652	9	4.8	12
New Jersey	343.1	4,343.1	0.2	1,691	7	3.9	33
New Mexico	69.7	875.3	-0.3	1,275	42	4.1	24
New York	719.1	9,907.5	0.4	1,975	3	5.4	4
North Carolina	392.1	4,991.1	0.9	1,409	26	3.8	34
North Dakota	37.0	430.4	-0.2	1,350	31	2.7	49
Ohio	348.5	5,554.4	0.0	1,358	30	4.1	24
Oklahoma	129.3	1,717.1	0.1	1,217	48	4.1	24
Oregon	177.9	1,975.8	-1.0	1,468	19	3.2	44
Pennsylvania	398.1	6,094.8	0.2	1,470	18	4.0	31
Rhode Island	49.1	500.3	-0.1	1,429	22	6.0	1
South Carolina	192.4	2,344.7	1.5	1,276	40	4.3	20
South Dakota	41.2	458.9	-0.2	1,230	47	4.1	24
Tennessee	225.2	3,281.6	-0.3	1,424	24	3.8	34
Texas	860.8	14,255.2	0.8	1,549	13	4.2	21
Utah	144.6	1,761.6	1.4	1,389	28	4.1	24
Vermont	34.5	309.3	-0.9	1,378	29	5.3	5
Virginia	324.0	4,166.9	0.5	1,585	12	2.6	50
Washington	242.1	3,590.3	-0.3	1,948	5	2.4	51
West Virginia	62.8	698.3	-0.6	1,203	50	3.5	40
Wisconsin	213.9	2,946.2	-0.1	1,346	32	5.3	5
Wyoming	31.7	278.4	-0.8	1,297	37	4.4	18
Puerto Rico	53.5	974.7	-0.2	735	(3)	2.8	(3)
Virgin Islands	3.0	34.7	0.3	1,068	(3)	2.7	(3)
Footnotes: (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. (3) Data not included in the national ranking.
Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Last Modified Date: Friday, June 12, 2026

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Municipio Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico — Fourth Quarter 2025

(U.S. Average = $1,569)